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Book covers: I& #39;ve seen some doozies during #indieapril, and I just want to give you a quick couple of tips. I& #39;m not going to be glib and say hire a designer. I can& #39;t afford it, and it& #39;s no one& #39;s business why, but you can make a decent cover yourself if you have to. 1/
1) Look on Amazon & find out what& #39;s selling in your genre. Don& #39;t copy them, but figuring out what readers are looking for is *important* Don& #39;t be precious about it. Your cover is only wrapping paper & after a reader admires it for 2 seconds, they& #39;re going to rip it open. 2/
2) Go to a stock photo site like http://depositphotos.com"> http://depositphotos.com , dreamstime, or canstock. Other sites are pricey per photo. Don& #39;t use a free one! I don& #39;t care how broke you are, it& #39;s not safe. Find a photo that can blend in with step 1 with little to no manipulation on your part. 3/
3) Figure out your font. Use https://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/ ">https://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFo... to figure out the font you liked from the covers in step 1. This is probably the worst mistake I& #39;ve seen indies make. Font is not an afterthought! This website will give you close alternatives. 4/
Find a font you can use for commercial use. Don& #39;t get sued! I use https://www.1001fonts.com/free-for-commercial-use-fonts.html">https://www.1001fonts.com/free-for-... for some free ones. There& #39;s a limited selection. I also go to https://www.creativefabrica.com"> https://www.creativefabrica.com for cheap fonts that are always available for commercial use. 5/
Use http://canva.com"> http://canva.com to put your cover together. Play with font placement on your stock photo, use a clean font for your author name. Think about branding. 6/
Play with photo placement (zooming in, cutting off the models head, etc). I like to play with my photo in some their templates to see how it looks. 7/
You don& #39;t have to spend a lot of money on a good book cover. If you don& #39;t have a package, a photo on deposit photos is seven dollars. I did this for someone in a FB Amazon ads group in ten minutes. I& #39;m sure she won& #39;t mind the promo. 8/
