Everyone Judges Books by Their Covers (Publishers Know It and You Should Too)
You've written a book. Maybe it's a great book. But no one is going to bother reading it if it doesn't have an engaging cover. It's a harsh reality, yes, but important if you want to sell books. And why create a book and then not give it the best chance possible to sell? Covers matter a lot when it comes to getting your book into a bookstore convincing readers to buy your book sending the message that your book is professionally created In fact, the whole graphic design of a physical book is very important. I talk about it a little bit in this post a about what I learned while working for a publisher. If you are self-publishing or using a cooperative-style publisher, you want to be sure that your book has a professional look. This almost always means that it was professionally designed both inside and out. What are the important aspects of a great cover? Besides not looking photoshopped (that is absolutely the worst thing you can do) here are some things t...