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xendula · 09-20-2013, 05:17 PM

I just wondered, how do self published authors get book covers? Do they create them themselves?

Being a very visual person and a web designer, I am guilty of judging a book by its cover, and in so many cases, when a cover looks amateurish, I tend to believe that the content can't be much better. In many cases, I find that the tiniest changes could improve the cover.
As a test, I'd love to redesign a poorly designed cover and see if the number of downloads/sales increases.

Anyone interested? Has anyone here played around with their cover to test it out?

09-20-2013, 05:17 PM	#1
xendula eBookworm Posts: 2,300 Karma: 4525746 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: East Coast brrrrr Device: Kindle 4B/K ~ Nexus 7 ~ Kindle Paperwhite 1&2 ~ iPad Air	Book covers I just wondered, how do self published authors get book covers? Do they create them themselves? Being a very visual person and a web designer, I am guilty of judging a book by its cover, and in so many cases, when a cover looks amateurish, I tend to believe that the content can't be much better. In many cases, I find that the tiniest changes could improve the cover. As a test, I'd love to redesign a poorly designed cover and see if the number of downloads/sales increases. Anyone interested? Has anyone here played around with their cover to test it out?