book cover design

Books were once regarded as extremely sacred objects that were only available to a select handful of royalty or the church. Each book was painstakingly handwritten and decorated with elaborate script and illustrations, often by monks, and such books were considered precious objects, both in terms of content and form. No wonder hard covers were…

If the front cover of your book is the movie poster, the back cover is the movie trailer. If a potential reader makes it to your book’s back cover, it means the front cover successfully did its job. And now, the back cover must tell the reader three things: What they get from reading your…

We’re all told not to judge a book by its cover, yet, that’s exactly what we do. It’s simple human nature. As an author, you want people to see your book cover design and decide to jump in and read it. In one quick glance, your book cover must grab your reader’s attention and tease…