S5 E6 - Designing an eBook Cover for "Checkmate" on BookBrush: Easy as 1-2-3!

<p>It’s somewhat unfortunate that the first thing a potential reader sees when they come across our book is not the writing itself (not even the blurb!), but our book’s front cover. After all, it’s the one part of our book that we (often) didn’t have a hand in creating! Though hopefully connected to the characters, story or theme of our book in some way, the cover’s main purpose is to convince a potential reader to pick up our book in the first place – in some ways, it’s a form of marketing in itself. &nbsp;And that makes a good book cover something of a necessity. Most writers, like myself, needed to purchase one, as it’s not often that an author also has graphic design experience on their resume (let alone experience knowing what does or doesn’t work on a book cover, or the objectivity to separate themselves from the design process). But with some book cover designs setting an author back between $150 and $500, and with cheaper options not always providing great value for money, sometimes an author needs to put their own cover together. &nbsp;But how do you even go about doing that? I will show you today with the actual design of my ebook, paperback and audio covers on BookBrush.com. It is easy and show you how in this episode. &nbsp;Fantasy Romances: Nevaeh - The Lost City of Altinova - https://books2read.com/u/3JVqNXCrux Ansata - The Lost City of Ankara - https://books2read.com/u/38RRJa</p> <p>· Mystery &amp; Suspense Romance, “Belem Towers” by Sidney St. James</p> <p>o <a href="https://books2read.com/u/mdGL8w">https://books2read.com/u/mdGL8w</a></p> <p>· Detective Murder Mystery – “Ace of Spades, Part I” featuring Vincent Gideon by Sidney St. James</p> <p>o <a href="https://books2read.com/u/mBOr8N">https://books2read.com/u/mBOr8N</a></p> <p>· Christian Novel, True Story from Memoirs. First Ordained Woman Minister in Louisiana, “FAITH”</p> <p>o <a href="https://books2read.com/u/bw29eZ">https://books2read.com/u/bw29eZ</a></p> <p>· Fantasy Romance – “Nevaeh – Lost City of Nemea” by Sidney St. James</p> <p>o <a