Its not writing the book but writing the back cover text. How to find the best book cover designer tck publishing. How to design a book cover for print and free template. Creativindie book cover design professional book cover. In publishing, a books cover can make or break its success. If the book is serving more decorative purposes, then you can probably get away with not taping the flaps. You can also call us anytime to help you rewrite your brief, reopen your project to ensure you get a good result and help you pick a winning design. This step is important if you want to avoid feathering the black portion of your masked pattern.
Were so excited about offering you this new, fast, easy way to create your book covers in microsoft word, were running a storewide sale to celebrate. I am so forgetful but i want to read these books again. Aug 09, 2015 sure to bring back memories of grade school days. With the cover for my novel, tag, we started with the electronic version and then worked back to print. Its so tempting to think if everyone is doing x and i do y. To give you complete mastery over this step, weve turned to our top designers for their sharp insight. Book cover comes with serenity prayer silk screened on front face, medallion holder, book marks, pen holder, snap strap, and cardboard. Almost all of eloisas novels feature a second cover either on the back.
How to build the back of a book cover with template. Design book cover for free with online templates adobe spark. This free book cover template includes a full front and back cover for a paperback or softcover, including an adjustable spine. But the truth is, book cover design can make or break a book. The cover is often the publics first conversation with the book so it needs to start off with the right impression.
A portraitoriented, rectangular size is typical for a book, but you can alternatively use a custom size to really stand out from the crowd. Im looking at well over 100 books so the less steps the better. Cut two pieces of wood 14inch thick wood to inch wider than the block and 23inch longer. You dont even need a coupon code, prices will automatically adjust when you add an item to your cart. This is a guest post by the talented author and editor, kelly exeter of level up your writing. Stepback covers are the inner covers often found on romance novels, teen horror, and im sure among other genres. Ideally youve already finished a book cover youre happy with, converted it to a jpg and used it to sell your ebook. This is the stepback for darling beast, the next book in elizabeth hoyts maiden lane series. I fall in love falling in love brenda joyce southern ladies romance books. When i searched for stepback in the forums i didnt find anything useful. Your books will stay protected from the constant ins and outs of lockers and backpacks.
Later covers have covers cut slightly smaller than the book, allowing a long peek at the edge of the stepback, but to be honest, theyre just not. Not that it matters at all, but the big book fits in the bottom back portion of the cover and the 12x12 fits in the front top. The third example shows how part of the back cover copy the author bio, in this case can show up on the inside flap of a hard cover book. Book cover design design a creative book cover online.
It will not extend all the way to the edge of the cover. We offer a 100% moneyback guarantee within 60 days of payment on all book cover design contests, except those with a guaranteed prize and those that have entered the final round. You can string together the most insightful, lyrical words ever connected in human history, but if your book cover looks like photoshop amateur hour, no one will ever pick it up. Mar 10, 2018 this free book cover template includes a full front and back cover for a paperback or softcover, including an adjustable spine. Hiring a book cover designer can be expensive if you overpay, and that extra money you save could be put to better use in editing or marketing. Finding a book when youve forgotten its title by gwen glazer, communications november 22, 2017. Plus, text book cover designs are usually utilitarian at best, and ugly at worst. So from now until wednesday night 6182014 everything on our site will be 25% off. Steps to writing your own back book blurb and back cover. I fall in love falling in love brenda joyce types of books romance books.
The backcover copy also functions as the primary ad for your book. Including a back cover image in an ebook is a bit tricky. Finding a book when youve forgotten its title the new. How to make your own free book cover in ms word the. You can also follow this same process if you want to add an author photo on the back page of your book. Hi everyone, in this tutorial, i have explained about design book cover, graphic design in photoshop.
This group is for those of us,who love a good historical romance and other genre of romance with that special inside cover, so that when the reader opens the book to find a picture inside which we refer to as a stepback cover. Cover creator uses the book details you enter during title setup and adds your book s isbn to the barcode area of the back cover. Super simple to customize with your own sizing and design, this book cover template is the perfect canvas for creating your own printready layout. At this level, besides total book design, including print and ebook formatting, youll also get access to two of my premium online courses on book marketing and building an author platform, my stepbystep book launch checklist, as well as one month of publishing support along with some book promotion graphics to make your book look awesome. Calculate the width of the book spine before designing your. Place the book back on the bag, right in the center, and line the edges of the bag up with the edges of the book. The tool allows you to customize your cover with a variety of layouts and fonts.
Not that it matters at all, but the big book fits in the bottom back portion of the cover and the 12x12 fits in the front top portion unlike as its depicted by the seller. Some informative blog posts have addressed techniques for creating an effective front cover, but an often overlooked aspect of book cover design is the back of the book. Aug, 2015 after the book title and front cover, the back cover is the next thing readers look at when deciding whether to make a purchase. Book covers 12 step sobriety gifts recovering alcoholics.
Cover creation is the very last creative step when publishing a book. Author margit eva bernard is pleased to announce the release of her first book, step back. Nov 15, 20 it goes without saying that the cover of your book is key. Stepback for duke of sin maiden lane, by elizabeth hoyt a fine romance. The topics below include our top tips for avoiding common file rejections. You can make designs out of paper and attach them with rubber cement or doublesided tape. Any suggestions on a simple way to get the stepback covers in place. But now you want to make a full print cover for createspace or lightning source, or others.
When a book covers height is reduced from nine inches to 90 or 115 pixels, readability. Combine them with the free templates at for some eyecatching book marketing graphics you can use on social media, launch emails or advertising campaigns. Oct 20, 20 how to make your own free book cover in ms word. Kindle book covers what you should know liberwriter. Testimonials are incredibly persuasive in transforming potential readers into readers. Below are a few examples of back cover copy for fiction. Creating the back of a book cover is a twostep process. See more ideas about romance, romance books and cover. If you leave images or text on this part of the cover, the barcode will cover them during printing, so dont leave anything important there. Jan 12, 2018 hi everyone, in this tutorial, i have explained about design book cover, graphic design in photoshop. Cover creator uses the book details you enter during title setup and adds your books isbn to. This information takes the place of the back cover.
Models it is the same as the front cover, but in a different pose. Aa book covers hard, leather, vinyl and more my 12 step store. This definitive post includes a stepbystep guide on how to build the back of a book cover, with tips from top professional designers and a free. Making your book a bestseller is hard enough without an ugly cover sabotaging your efforts. We love stepback covers join group this group is for those of us,who love a good historical romance and other genre of romance with that special inside cover, so that when the reader opens the book to find a picture inside which we refer to as a stepback cover. You will need a few simple things to make paper book covers scissors, adhesive, ruler, pencil, your favorite wrapping paper and decorative labels. Book cover design is a crucial part of your marketing effort.
Your first step is to choose the correct sizing so your graphics and text turn out exactly as you want them. A portraitoriented, rectangular size is typical for a book, but you can. The most difficult aspect of any book design is simply being noticed. They are on the first page of the book, after the front cover. Use our free cover creator tool to design a cover for your ebook or paperback. Remove the book and add stickers, drawings, or designs to the paper. The back cover looked like a the caravan that was with the girl. Back to basics the alcoholics anonymous beginners meetings here are the steps we took. Theres an outer cover with a flower or something on it, you open it up, and theres a clinch picture on the inside cover or a girl terrified by a ghost, etc. There isnt either a second cover option or a twopage cover. Ps im also including the spelling step back to help future searches.
The cover will have a full page image, with bleed, as well as a centered image on the back cover. I ordered a book god is not great how religion poisons everything and wanted to convert into a hardbackhardcover. Not only will it appear on the book itself, but youll probably use it as your amazon description. However there are many reasons why you may be tempted to give it a shot anyway. Make sure you make your summary thorough so your reader knows the general subject. Back to basics the alcoholics anonymous beginners meetings. Fits the aaws standard issue big book and 12x12 perfectly. You mightve written brilliant marketing copy for it.
These 50 awesome book covers will inspire you learn. Here are their best tips for you, in their own words. See more ideas about romance novel covers, historical romance books and book cover art. The back of a book cover is the perfect place to put this social proof. Back cover copy includes the book summary and author bio. An examination of some of the top selling books in the kindle store yields surprises. Im putting on my frugal mommy hat and showing you how to save some cash on school supplies. Our covers are made of various materials and all feature the serenity prayer. When you are finished, put the cover back on the book. You can add a name tag, or use fancy fonts or scripts to write the title of the book.
Aug 25, 2009 to keep a nice book nice, and to disguise one thats been defaced, sew a simple fabric book cover. It means we are able to properly keep tracks of pino daeni artwork. Jan, 2017 i ordered a book god is not great how religion poisons everything and wanted to convert into a hardbackhardcover. Our friends at bookbub carried out an ab test in which they sent group a a book description with a testimonial and group b a version without a testimonial. Your cover must be a single pdf that includes the back cover, spine, and front cover as one image. Name the file as book cover, set the width to 360mm, the height to 240mm, the resolution to 300dpi and be sure to have the color mode set to cmyk color and click ok. How to create a back of the book cover blurb that sells 1. In this example, a 10 inch high by 8 inch wide notebook cover is being created that will be used with a 200 page book block.
Your books will look so smart youll want to cover your entire bookshelf. Creating a book cover in photoshop for use with the. The case of the keyhole covers the complete annotated vc. Would you like to see a painting of the hero and heroine of this book. Please browse and upload the jpg or png file for your book cover design.
How to make a book cover design photoshop tutorial. Aa big book covers na book covers my 12 step store. How to write a back cover for a book writing a back cover identify your audience. Leather working turning a paperback book into a leather. Back cover copy includes the book summary and author bio once you wow your potential readers with an excellent front cover, the next part of your book thatll hook them is your back cover copy, which is publishing speak for the information that appears on the back cover. After the book title and front cover, the back cover is the next thing readers look at when deciding whether to make a purchase. Not only will it appear on the book itself, but youll probably use it. Note the front cover, back cover, spine, layout, picture, fonts, and other elements of each.
Sep 11, 2019 decorate your book cover, if you like. How to make a paper bag book cover with stepbystep pictures. Made with a heavy duty expanded vinyl and cardboardfor extra support. On the older books,some of the stepback covers are beautiful artwork inside. Explanations and back book cover examples for both fiction and nonfiction.
Your full print cover will only be as good as your front cover. Extras eloisa james new york times best selling author. Ps im also including the spelling stepback to help future searches. Once youve taken in all of the above and gotten a feel for the promise you want to make to the reader, use the outlines below to write your book cover blurb. The back edge of the cover is flush with the spine. You might ask, does the back of the book even matter.
The back cover copy also functions as the primary ad for your book. Finding a great book cover designer isnt easy, and there are a lot of ways you can mess it up by paying too much or hiring the wrong person. These book mockups and 3d devices were carefully selected, and can be arranged into limitless unique pairings and groups. Cover creator can also help you design a basic paperback cover that meets kdps specifications. Lay the decorative end paper on the glue so that the fold lies in the spine of the book and covers the leather hinge. To keep a nice book nice, and to disguise one thats been defaced, sew a simple fabric book cover. It goes without saying that the cover of your book is key. Her purview includes the mass market imprint pocket books and the ebooks division pocket star. Select from our collection of single or double book covers for sale, some with serenity prayers, program symbol with or without holders to display your medallion, or pen holders and built in bookmarks.
Adobe sparks free online book cover generator helps you easily create your own custom book covers that attract readers, no design skills necessary. With backtoschool just around the corner, im refurbishing one of my very first posts. Book covers are great gifts and the best way to keep your program books conveniently protected. Most indie publishing experts will warn you against making your own book cover, with good reason. The step backs to eloisa james books are so lovely too also butts. Jun, 2014 were so excited about offering you this new, fast, easy way to create your book covers in microsoft word, were running a storewide sale to celebrate. When creating your book cover, the title of your book should be large, noticeable, and easy to read on the shelves. Creating a book cover in photoshop for use with the espresso. For nonfiction, establishing yourself as an expert and differentiating your book from the others written about the same. Bernards book is a guide for stepmothers and stepmotherstobe, containing fresh insights through margit bernards candid portrayal of her relationships with her. Protect your recovery books with aa book covers from my 12 step store.