{"id":790,"date":"2023-05-15T16:15:55","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T16:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/?p=790"},"modified":"2024-08-12T15:34:21","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T15:34:21","slug":"cover-design-for-authors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/cover-design-for-authors\/","title":{"rendered":"Designing a Best-Selling Book Cover: The Complete Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"790\" class=\"elementor elementor-790\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1979419 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1979419\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3e8338\" data-id=\"b3e8338\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2cc5a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2cc5a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cDon\u2019t judge a book by its cover,\u201d is a phrase you\u2019ve probably heard before.<\/p><p>The reality is that readers do use cover design to judge books, whether they realize it or not.<\/p><p>It\u2019s universally accepted that authors have 3 to 5 seconds to make an impression on a reader, or the sale is gone.<\/p><p><strong>So it should be your highest priority to create the best cover possible for your book.<\/strong><\/p><p>Not all authors know how to go about making the perfect cover, so we spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/allwritewell.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maria Secoy, author of the On-Trail Love Adventures, founder of AllWriteWell<\/a>, and owner of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/awwromance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AWW Romance Writers Facebook Group<\/a> in order to create a guide to cover design for authors.<\/p><p>Let\u2019s get right into it!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f97909f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f97909f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-20bbe911\" data-id=\"20bbe911\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-59d9e8a3 keytakeaways elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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width=\"110\" height=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/info.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1244\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f4663dd\" data-id=\"2f4663dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fe633b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6fe633b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Takeaways<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-45c45452 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45c45452\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-38306e11\" data-id=\"38306e11\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fb8af88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fb8af88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Book covers are crucial for making a strong first impression and significantly influence purchasing decisions within seconds.<\/li><li>Authors can design their book covers through DIY methods, purchasing premade covers, or hiring professional designers, each offering different benefits and challenges.<\/li><li>Effective book covers consist of key elements like title, imagery, color scheme, author 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5dd1e2ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Free Universal Book Links<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3dbcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3dbcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Boost international sales by geotargeting readers<\/li><li data-v-d6268b9c=\"\">Book store links update automatically based on availability<\/li><li>Advanced marketing analytics<\/li><li>Increase clicks with trusted links<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59a2438 elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"59a2438\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/booklinker-cta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Try Booklinker Free<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-89d7204 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"89d7204\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db6f56b\" data-id=\"db6f56b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1b3b55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1b3b55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why a Book Cover is Important\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-68382ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68382ad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ff6bec\" data-id=\"6ff6bec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adcc850 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adcc850\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are three main factors that influence purchasing decisions for readers.<\/p><p>They are:<\/p><ul><li>Awareness of the book<\/li><li>The book description<\/li><li>The cover design<\/li><\/ul><p>Awareness of your book completely comes down to your book marketing efforts.<\/p><p>Writing an optimized book description is also essential to hook readers in with words.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1bd60b8a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1bd60b8a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74df630f\" data-id=\"74df630f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ca681a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ca681a6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-20851a84\" data-id=\"20851a84\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68101591 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"68101591\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-lightbulb\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7de4186c\" data-id=\"7de4186c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ffd1629 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ffd1629\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tip!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-15c7e794 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15c7e794\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ffcb943\" data-id=\"6ffcb943\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a737871 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a737871\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>A perfect book cover design allows you to insert ideas of what your book\u2019s about better than words ever could.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab81ca3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab81ca3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61abf47\" data-id=\"61abf47\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b25e468 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b25e468\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Online bookstore algorithms determine the organic placement of books by looking at the conversion rate of the book\u2019s sales page.<\/p><p>This means the percentage of viewers who view the book and purchase it is one of the key factors to determining how high your book will appear in search results.<\/p><p>Amazon and other stores want to continue to boost books that are already selling well.<\/p><p>This gives book covers the ability to <strong>completely destroy your book sales<\/strong>, or <strong>make them happen<\/strong> while you\u2019re busy writing your next book.<\/p><p>We can prove this by taking a look at a few examples.<\/p><p>If we first take a look at Amazon\u2019s best-seller list of Mystery &amp; Suspense Romances, they all follow a very clear theme.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dffeba1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dffeba1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7732bfa\" data-id=\"7732bfa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8ea6c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f8ea6c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1363\" height=\"759\" src=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/410EC127-C762-4B62-B9CA-086F1C9AEAE0.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-792\" alt=\"Best Sellers Romance\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/410EC127-C762-4B62-B9CA-086F1C9AEAE0.png 1363w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/410EC127-C762-4B62-B9CA-086F1C9AEAE0-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/410EC127-C762-4B62-B9CA-086F1C9AEAE0-1024x570.png 1024w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/410EC127-C762-4B62-B9CA-086F1C9AEAE0-768x428.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1363px) 100vw, 1363px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6850fd1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6850fd1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b689588\" data-id=\"b689588\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5cf0cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5cf0cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All but two of these romance covers include a character, and in the covers with a character, we see at least half of their face.<\/p><p>So we know that if we want our book to be on the list of best-selling mystery &amp; suspense romance books, it\u2019s likely we\u2019ll want to include a character with at least half of their face visible.<\/p><p>On that same note, considering romance is a genre read almost exclusively by women, this will likely be the male character in the story.<\/p><p>Book titles in these examples stand out in one way or another, with generally one word emphasized.<\/p><p>We\u2019ll take a look at one more example with best-selling mystery, thriller, and suspense novels.<\/p><p>All of these covers follow a similar theme as well.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c212387 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c212387\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8afcdaa\" data-id=\"8afcdaa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7d1b8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d7d1b8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/mystery-thriller-1024x614.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-793\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/mystery-thriller-1024x614.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/mystery-thriller-300x180.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/mystery-thriller-768x460.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/mystery-thriller.jpeg 1386w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-707f6e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"707f6e9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b65aaa4\" data-id=\"b65aaa4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99c4c7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99c4c7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Can you pick up on what these themes are?<\/strong><\/p><p>Notice how we don\u2019t see a single character in any of these covers.<\/p><p>You could make an argument that <em>Say Her Name<\/em> does, but it\u2019s not really clear enough to give the reader any ideas.<\/p><p>So if I\u2019m writing in the Mystery, Thriller, and Suspense category, it\u2019s clear I want to avoid including characters.<\/p><p>Instead, go for more symbolic imagery, whether it\u2019s a capitol building, smoky fog, or marriage rings.<\/p><p>Think: what symbol represents my book?<\/p><p>And put that on the cover.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f5fcb42 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f5fcb42\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f5fb610\" data-id=\"5f5fb610\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-57cc04aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57cc04aa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f6dae4e\" data-id=\"2f6dae4e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36bae5d9 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"36bae5d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-lightbulb\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0115d9\" data-id=\"d0115d9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aeb0d8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3aeb0d8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tip!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-417bc385 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"417bc385\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-18ac2c0\" data-id=\"18ac2c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62524e0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62524e0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Notice how much more important the coloring is in these examples compared to the romance genre.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-466274a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"466274a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1273f62\" data-id=\"1273f62\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4183cc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4183cc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Now that you\u2019ve seen a few examples and have some background on the details of book covers, let\u2019s jump into our guide on how to make a best-selling book cover!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64860d5e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64860d5e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a87097e\" data-id=\"2a87097e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-490edcbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"490edcbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/choice-screens-collections-white-e79aa2e3-964x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-955\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/choice-screens-collections-white-e79aa2e3-964x1024.jpeg 964w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/choice-screens-collections-white-e79aa2e3-282x300.jpeg 282w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/choice-screens-collections-white-e79aa2e3-768x816.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/choice-screens-collections-white-e79aa2e3.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69bfc1e\" data-id=\"69bfc1e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dc1a6df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4dc1a6df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introducing: <br><strong>Booklinker Collections<\/strong><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58cabc65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58cabc65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">One landing page for all your books. 100% free.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-65e3a768 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65e3a768\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2342181e\" data-id=\"2342181e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23586f58 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23586f58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One link for easy sharing of your books across your backmatter, websites, emails, and social media.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38b69774 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"38b69774\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/booklinker-collections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Check Out Collections<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-189799c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"189799c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0e9f8a\" data-id=\"d0e9f8a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d8909d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d8909d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Make a Book Cover\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40218ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40218ea\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08209d2\" data-id=\"08209d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba4377e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba4377e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You have three main options when it comes to creating a cover for your book.<\/p><ul><li>Doing the cover yourself (DIY)<\/li><li>Buying a premade book cover<\/li><li>Hiring a designer to make a custom cover for you.<\/li><\/ul><p>All options are completely viable in 2023, with each having different pros and cons.<\/p><p>Below, we\u2019ll discuss each option in depth so you can decide what route is best for you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d2d112a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d2d112a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-018048d\" data-id=\"018048d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56d9c73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56d9c73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do it Yourself\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-07d55c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07d55c9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-760a20c\" data-id=\"760a20c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe074f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe074f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first option authors have when it comes to designing a book cover is to design the cover themselves.<\/p><p>This design work is typically done inside a photo editing tool such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canva<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/products\/photoshop.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Photoshop<\/a>.<\/p><p>I don\u2019t recommend this option for most authors.<\/p><p>Not only do you need to own the design software, but more importantly, you\u2019ll need the skills and marketing knowledge to create a best-selling book cover.<\/p><p>As much as we\u2019d all like to think we have this knowledge, most of us don&#8217;t.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c52d1c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c52d1c3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71590665\" data-id=\"71590665\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-47e1d43 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47e1d43\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ed7ef9d\" data-id=\"7ed7ef9d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-359cd0b1 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"359cd0b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-lightbulb\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d363e36\" data-id=\"d363e36\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-565e8840 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"565e8840\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tip!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1af3ccc5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1af3ccc5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-72478e28\" data-id=\"72478e28\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b85c9e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b85c9e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li>There is a misconception out there that designing a cover yourself is the cheapest option, but this is not necessarily true.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5da0b9c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5da0b9c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f1302c\" data-id=\"6f1302c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c0ccae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c0ccae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Between the cost of <strong>cover design software<\/strong>, <strong>licensing of illustrations<\/strong>, and <strong>buying fonts<\/strong>, it can get pricey.<\/p><p>Design software ranges from $12.99\/m (Canva) to $21\/m, while images can be anywhere from $80-$100 each for commercial use. The cost of licensing a single font can be $40-$50.<\/p><p>An issue with digital libraries like Canva is that many of their fonts and images are subject to the terms of service of the Canva platform.<\/p><p>These terms are severely limited, with many restrictions on resales. For example, I tried to make a DIY cover one time using a photo I took and a font found on Canva Pro.<\/p><p>The only issue?<\/p><p>The font was only allowed for 1,000 resales. Despite not being a famous author, I typically clear the 1,000 copy download mark within 6 months of releasing a book.\u00a0<\/p><p>It\u2019s not wise to change a cover that quickly, so that font went out the window.<\/p><p>That being said, if you do decide to go the DIY route, start investigating book covers and design elements that you like in bookstores, online stores, and sites like Pinterest.<\/p><p>The more book covers you find that you like, the better. When studying examples be sure to reference ones that belong to a group of books that you want your book to fit into.<\/p><p><strong>Who Should Design Their Own Book Cover:<\/strong> This option should only be used by authors with the necessary tools and a background in cover design that want a high level of control over everything.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-855201e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"855201e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a817d0\" data-id=\"3a817d0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04a2b8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04a2b8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Premade Book Covers<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-80ae4e6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"80ae4e6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7244c99\" data-id=\"7244c99\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a28474 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a28474\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-15-at-3.47.01-PM-1024x349.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-801\" alt=\"Example of Premade book covers\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-15-at-3.47.01-PM-1024x349.png 1024w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-15-at-3.47.01-PM-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-15-at-3.47.01-PM-768x261.png 768w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-15-at-3.47.01-PM-1536x523.png 1536w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-15-at-3.47.01-PM-2048x697.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42ba956 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42ba956\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-20885cc\" data-id=\"20885cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78ceefe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78ceefe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The second option authors have for their book cover design is premade covers. Premade book covers are available in online libraries, where professional graphic designers post templates.<\/p><p>I know what you\u2019re thinking.<\/p><p>\u201cI couldn\u2019t possibly use a premade book cover for MY book.\u201d<\/p><p><strong>You\u2019d be surprised by the number and quality of premade book covers out there<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Browse premade book cover design sites like BookCoverZone and find some that resonate with you. It\u2019s common for the premade book covers to inspire authors to take certain directions in their story that relate to the cover.<\/p><p>These designers focus heavily on market trends and will use elements and designs of what&#8217;s popular on the market to convert at the highest rate.<\/p><p>All you need to do is provide the title and author fields to the premade cover designer, and they\u2019ll insert them onto the cover for you.<\/p><p>Premade book covers can be one of the most cost-effective options out there, at a price point of only $75-$300 for a cover design.<\/p><p><b>Who Should Use a Premade Book Cover: <\/b>This option is best for authors that want simplicity. Brand new authors can get overwhelmed with everything that goes into producing a book and may want to reduce the amount of friction involved in getting a book live.<\/p><p>It can also be a great option for authors who are more cost-conscious as it\u2019s typically going to be the cheapest option.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a036ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a036ee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d507d7\" data-id=\"4d507d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e4cd5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e4cd5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hire a Professional<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f4bd06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f4bd06\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3e24cc\" data-id=\"c3e24cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5955ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5955ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The last option authors have for creating a book cover is hiring a professional and working with them from start to finish.<\/p><p>This is easily the most expensive option but will give you the most personal touch.<\/p><p>If your custom cover will use stock photography, the cost of this option is typically between $200 and $500.<\/p><p>If you are looking for custom photography or illustrations, expect costs to reach up to $1000 for a single cover.<\/p><p>When working with a professional, it\u2019s best to have a swipe file handy for information for them to work from.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76aea15b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76aea15b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ca14c44\" data-id=\"2ca14c44\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b867231 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b867231\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d00c49e\" data-id=\"2d00c49e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37864af6 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"37864af6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-lightbulb\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b89f4df\" data-id=\"5b89f4df\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60b6f1c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60b6f1c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tip!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-36706a18 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36706a18\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2cd83403\" data-id=\"2cd83403\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1506de83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1506de83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Professional designers are not mind readers who know exactly what you\u2019re looking for. They don&#8217;t know anything about your book beyond what you tell them.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c2eddb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c2eddb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6220d7\" data-id=\"d6220d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a087261 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a087261\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here are some things to provide the designer so they better understand what you are looking for:<\/p><ul><li>Fonts you like<\/li><li>Color schemes<\/li><li>Images<\/li><li>Comparable covers<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe1f332 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fe1f332\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea3c105\" data-id=\"ea3c105\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4940884 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4940884\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When the designer sends you cover ideas, provide detailed feedback. Share what you liked and what you didn\u2019t. For example, \u201cI like the font from sample #1 and the colors from sample #3.\u201d<\/p><p>If you don\u2019t know where to find a designer, some options include Reedsy, Get Covers, 99Designs, Behance, Dribble, and Upwork.<\/p><p><strong>Who Should Hire a Professional Book Cover Designer:<\/strong> This option is best for authors who want to build an author business. These authors should already be incorporating market research into their work and should have a strong understanding of their genre.<\/p><p>This option is particularly appealing for authors who are writing a series and want to ensure that their artwork stays consistent throughout.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-187906d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"187906d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bb73c5\" data-id=\"7bb73c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b21908d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b21908d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Aspects of a Book Cover<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b55e57 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b55e57\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fe1d517\" data-id=\"2fe1d517\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e9cec01 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e9cec01\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-39c12df2\" data-id=\"39c12df2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1620ba26 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"1620ba26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-lightbulb\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ee2d6c9\" data-id=\"1ee2d6c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6040d22b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6040d22b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tip!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ffe3d12 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ffe3d12\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-284515ed\" data-id=\"284515ed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f08a05b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f08a05b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li>In order to start plotting your dream book cover, you should understand  what elements go into an effective cover.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7781ea7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7781ea7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-afc13ad\" data-id=\"afc13ad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33658cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33658cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Even if you are hiring a designer, it\u2019s good to know this information.<\/p><p>Below, we\u2019ll break down each part of a book cover, and some information about each.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-00b2a89 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"00b2a89\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40851ae\" data-id=\"40851ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94b73f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94b73f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Book Title\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d02b131 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d02b131\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f77e0f\" data-id=\"3f77e0f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cbffb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cbffb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first and most obvious aspect of a book cover is going to be the title. It goes without saying, this should be in the largest font.<\/p><p>The title of a book should be placed go bottom, center, or top, blending into the rest of the design.<\/p><p>Fiction titles should be short.<\/p><p>Six words is certainly too long. 3-5 words is a good place to be at. Bonus points if you can get all the way down to two words.<\/p><p>Nonfiction can include a longer subtitle to better understand the topic covered in the book.<\/p><p>The title is where you can be a little creative with the font that you use, though it\u2019s always best to limit your creativity to no more than two or three fonts on any given cover.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/fonts.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Fonts<\/a> is a great place to find lots of free and uncopyrighted fonts.<\/p><p>The best book title tip I have is to announce it to the people you encounter in your everyday life.<\/p><p>If you\u2019re embarrassed to say your title, other people likely will be too and won\u2019t be encouraged to share it.<\/p><p>If your tongue trips over the words, then it\u2019s not a clear title.<\/p><p>You want it to be easy to remember and make it clear to your audience what the book is about.<\/p><p>Manage all of this and you\u2019ve got a winning title.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d4a1f01 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d4a1f01\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b75bfd2\" data-id=\"b75bfd2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18eca6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18eca6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Images\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-63c30e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"63c30e7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8150168\" data-id=\"8150168\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a63cc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a63cc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Likely the second most important aspect of a book cover is going to be the actual graphic content on the cover.<\/p><p>You don\u2019t want the book cover to look cluttered.<\/p><p>The most important thing when it comes to book cover images is to ensure that your images are high-resolution. Aim for at least 300 DPI (dots per inch). Screenshots are not going to be high-quality enough.<\/p><p>Stock images can work on book covers, just be sure to look into the copyright implications of them and to download the high-resolution images.<\/p><p>AI Images are a bit of a gray area at the moment, as the US courts are currently deciding whether these images are subject to copyright. So it\u2019s best to hold off on any AI art.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3e1362 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f3e1362\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4406619\" data-id=\"4406619\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c673422 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c673422\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Book Cover Colors<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d79b14b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d79b14b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec7a7ff\" data-id=\"ec7a7ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33fb856 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33fb856\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While we\u2019re on the topic of design, it\u2019s also important to discuss optimal book cover colors.<\/p><p>Whatever color scheme you go with, it should work throughout the cover. The best way to come up with colors is to look at your genre and identify if the readers prefer bright or dark. Pick one focal color to draw the reader\u2019s eye.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1064eb7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1064eb7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-643fb48\" data-id=\"643fb48\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4423f2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4423f2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Author Name\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da75fed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da75fed\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9bb64e\" data-id=\"e9bb64e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b4f357 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b4f357\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Next up, is the author&#8217;s name.<\/p><p>This is a necessary element to ensure the book is clearly attributed to you. The name should be presented in an easily digestible manner.<\/p><p>Don\u2019t use any fancy fonts or cursive, as it shouldn\u2019t be a focal point of the book cover.<\/p><p>There are really only two choices when it comes to book cover placement, and that is either the top or bottom of the cover.<\/p><p>A majority of the time, the author&#8217;s name is on the bottom, unless other design elements force it to be placed at the top.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62ecfb8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62ecfb8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed8846e\" data-id=\"ed8846e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cebadf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2cebadf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tagline<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6bfee88 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6bfee88\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a78b0b\" data-id=\"1a78b0b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a87296b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a87296b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Taglines are an optional component of a book cover and support the cover via supporting text and help build interest in the book.<\/p><p>This can also be where you notify the reader that the book is part of a series. It may make sense to hold off on a tagline until you\u2019re a more experienced author.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-74b9602 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74b9602\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5ab621\" data-id=\"d5ab621\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2011b76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2011b76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reviews or Testimonials\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f05e1fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f05e1fe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6dbc557\" data-id=\"6dbc557\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7ada30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7ada30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You may have seen editorial reviews or testimonials on some book covers.<\/p><p>I only recommend this for the more experienced authors.<\/p><p>If you have an editorial review from a major publication, then consider placing it on the cover assuming it fits.<\/p><p>It shouldn\u2019t distract from any of the other elements and be in a similar size font to a tagline.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b8ba4e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b8ba4e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34381c3\" data-id=\"34381c3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ff1360 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ff1360\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Book Cover Dimensions<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dcb4b90 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dcb4b90\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8cfb8d\" data-id=\"e8cfb8d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2e59e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2e59e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The next decision you have when creating a book cover is deciding the dimensions. eBooks and physical books have different formatting and dimensions.<\/p><p>Every author should consider publishing in both paperback and ebook, to provide readers the option to choose which format they like best.<\/p><p>For an ebook, there isn\u2019t really anything up for discussion on the right book cover dimensions, it must follow the ratio of 1.6:1.<\/p><p>Paperback dimensions are where we get into a bit more of a discussion on the optimal size.<\/p><p>Amazon claims 6&#215;9 is the most popular size, while readers have said survey after survey that they prefer 5&#215;8.<\/p><p>Optimal print dimensions vary by genre, but for the most part, consider 5&#215;8 or 5.5&#215;8.5. 6&#215;9 can make more sense if you\u2019re writing an epic fantasy and want to have longer pages in order to shorten the page count.<\/p><p>In our current world, the only time we\u2019re selling hardcovers is for a special edition as part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/kickstarter-book-launch\/\">Kickstarter<\/a> to fund the book writing before publishing.<\/p><p>Other than that, I wouldn\u2019t worry about setting up your book in hardcover because they just don\u2019t sell as well.<\/p><p>Matte vs glossy is always a big debate, but it ultimately comes down to personal preference.<\/p><p>Generally speaking, glossy is going to be much more durable whereas matte is going to photograph better.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6b07ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6b07ba\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b6b8a12\" data-id=\"b6b8a12\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1b7172 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1b7172\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Test a Book Cover Design<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57f9e59 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57f9e59\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14b739c\" data-id=\"14b739c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04531ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04531ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you&#8217;ve made it this far, you&#8217;re armed with everything you need to know to get started working on your book cover.<\/p><p>When the time comes, it can be helpful to test it.<\/p><p>I have a few tips to help you validate the design.<\/p><p>The first one is to post it on social media.<\/p><p>If you ever get to the point where you\u2019re down to two covers or two design elements and can\u2019t decide, assuming you\u2019ve curated an <a href=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/social-media-for-authors\/\">author&#8217;s social media<\/a> account, this would be a great place to ask for feedback.<\/p><p>If one version receives more engagement than the other, it can be a signal that it&#8217;s the winning variant.<\/p><p>Reader Facebook Groups, the #Bookstagram hashtag on Instagram, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/booktok\/\">#BookTok<\/a> hashtag are perfect places to get feedback from readers.<\/p><p><strong>Do NOT ask friends or family for feedback on your book cover<\/strong>.<\/p><p>They love you and will not want to hurt your feelings with any negative feedback.<\/p><p>The whole point of asking for feedback is to reach your readers. The demographics of your friends and family are not necessarily going to align with your readers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60f23d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60f23d4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3360d4a\" data-id=\"3360d4a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57107e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57107e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Examples of Successful Cover Design\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-80244f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"80244f5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cbc9c63\" data-id=\"cbc9c63\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e526c08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e526c08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Housemaid <\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f02cdd0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f02cdd0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b61c3f4\" data-id=\"b61c3f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e28ffa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e28ffa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first book cover example we\u2019re going to take a look at is<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Housemaid-absolutely-addictive-psychological-jaw-dropping-ebook\/dp\/B09TWSRMCB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> The Housemaid<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The book has over 125,000 reviews, so Freida McFadden is clearly doing something right.<\/p>\n<p>This cover is a great example that a clear and clean font works well. McFadden didn\u2019t try and get super fancy with it. In this example, the author decided to include a tagline:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45e3c26\" data-id=\"45e3c26\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf88587 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cf88587\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/HouseMaid-203x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-794\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/HouseMaid-203x300.png 203w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/HouseMaid.png 347w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d0bfda elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d0bfda\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-81012b4\" data-id=\"81012b4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6723c57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6723c57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cFrom behind closed doors, she sees everything.\u201d<\/p><p>This makes a great addition as it matches perfectly with the imagery on the cover, a woman\u2019s eye looking through the keyhole of a door.<\/p><p>Really, the beauty of this book cover is in its simplicity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f12bb64 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f12bb64\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68c0195\" data-id=\"68c0195\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ad94b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ad94b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Things We Never Got Over & A Not So Meet Cute<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5aba97 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b5aba97\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6873272\" data-id=\"6873272\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ac3dd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ac3dd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ThingsWeNever-202x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-795\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ThingsWeNever-202x300.png 202w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ThingsWeNever.png 344w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fbd57fc\" data-id=\"fbd57fc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a056bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a056bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ANotSoMeetCute-193x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-796\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ANotSoMeetCute-193x300.png 193w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ANotSoMeetCute.png 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9fdf87 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9fdf87\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad2639f\" data-id=\"ad2639f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1fef35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1fef35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The book covers of <em>Things We Never Got Over<\/em> and <em>A Not So Meet Cute<\/em> are great examples. Both covers have unique fonts with crisp, simple-to-read author names.<\/p><p>Both titles are the largest part of the cover, but it\u2019s where they got creative. There are pretty much only two fonts used, which is best practice.<\/p><p>Lucy Score technically has a 3rd, but it\u2019s so small it\u2019s hard to even see it. Both of these have very clear primary colors, blue, helping to keep the main focus clear.<\/p><p>In Lucy Score\u2019s case, the daisies help bring the whole \u201cHe loves me, he loves me not\u201d theme together.<\/p><p>Megan Quinn\u2019s main focus is the handsome man on the couch with backup designs in the form of hearts and cupids.<\/p><p>The main takeaway here is that these covers don\u2019t attempt to give away everything the book has to offer. They just highlight one central focus.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eeae25f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eeae25f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-912ddbb\" data-id=\"912ddbb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-883ec5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"883ec5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Stopover by TL Swan\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b22d875 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b22d875\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8860df0\" data-id=\"8860df0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d338ab5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d338ab5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The next book we\u2019ll take a look at is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Stopover-Miles-High-Club-ebook\/dp\/B07QNKVR3N\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TL Swan\u2019s The Stopover<\/a>.<\/p><p>This one wasn\u2019t as large of a hit as the others, but with almost 60,000 reviews, its performance proves you can be a 6-figure author with a simple cover design.<\/p><p>This is a beginner cover, but I truly mean it in the best way. Any new author can replicate this book cover.<\/p><p>It\u2019s simply a stock photo of a guy on a black background.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17c32df\" data-id=\"17c32df\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-beebdb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"beebdb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/TheStopOver-197x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-798\" alt=\"The Stop Over\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/TheStopOver-197x300.png 197w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/TheStopOver.png 336w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-180feab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"180feab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47ad1eb\" data-id=\"47ad1eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d6e323 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d6e323\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We have the author&#8217;s name written clearly at the bottom, and a clean, clear, Google font for both the title and the series.<\/p><p>There are no crazy colors here, just a few that contrast well with each other.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-064a5b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"064a5b3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45b6ae4\" data-id=\"45b6ae4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8d7ec0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8d7ec0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96a9d62 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96a9d62\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab07fbe\" data-id=\"ab07fbe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac79fc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac79fc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Should I Ever Re-cover My Book?\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7bd7ef8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7bd7ef8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5f55cc\" data-id=\"b5f55cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eba5cc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eba5cc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI recommend authors to recover their book at least every six to ten years, in order to stay on top of the book cover trends. This will give you a chance to correct your cover based on any feedback you received over the years as well.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ca8254 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ca8254\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d21404b\" data-id=\"d21404b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34790c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34790c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Book Cover Genre Quiz<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd287c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd287c5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a3a149\" data-id=\"5a3a149\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed165e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ed165e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"671\" src=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Name-the-genre-pic.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-897\" alt=\"Book Cover Genre quiz\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Name-the-genre-pic.png 940w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Name-the-genre-pic-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Name-the-genre-pic-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53a4fa2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53a4fa2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-182e24b\" data-id=\"182e24b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b245e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b245e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here&#8217;s a fun quiz for you all, can you guess the genres of each of the books shown above?<\/p>\n<p>Let us know in the comments!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section 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book by its cover,\u201d is a phrase you\u2019ve probably heard before. The reality is that readers do use cover design to judge books, whether they realize it or not. It\u2019s universally accepted that authors have 3 to 5 seconds to make an impression on a reader, or the sale is gone. So [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1337,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[38],"class_list":["post-790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-author-book-marketing","author-maria-secoy"],"authors":[{"term_id":38,"user_id":0,"is_guest":1,"slug":"maria-secoy","display_name":"Maria Secoy","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-30-at-11.04.57-AM.png","url2x":"https:\/\/booklinker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-30-at-11.04.57-AM.png"},"description":"Maria founded All Write Will with the mission of helping other romance writers make the leap into earning income as published authors. 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