Month: April 2017

cover design, Education, Humor, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing, Reviewing, Publishing, and about Blogging

The Basics of EBook Cover Design — post by Mary C. Findley

(Pictured above is one example of an ebook cover I made as a sample of my work. It incorporates many of the elements covered in this post. Can you spot the layering, use of vectors, and making the font complement the genre-specifics of the cover?) This post may get a little involved and technical, but … Continue reading The Basics of EBook Cover Design — post by Mary C. Findley

cover design, Publishing, Writing

How to Make a Print Cover for Your Book — Post by Mary C. Findley

I recently helped an author friend make a print version of an ebook cover at CreateSpace.  He asked me to give some instructions for the next time. This post assumes you have an image manipulation program and know how to use it fairly well. I won't be explaining details about tools and techniques. I assume … Continue reading How to Make a Print Cover for Your Book — Post by Mary C. Findley