Posts Tagged ‘book covers’


Book Cover Paper Stock and Finish: What Makes It Different?

John Kremer, Book Marketing Consultant

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Question: It is probably too late to get the desired paper stock and cover finish for my book, as it’s already with the printer. However, I have been trying all year to find out the specs for any of a handful of titles that I particularly admire. This has become an obsession. My book designer [...]

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Book Cover Critiques: How to Get a Great One

Question: I am interested in a cover critque from you for the cover I already have on my published book. How does that work? Would I send the book to you or do you look it up online? What would the critique include-front and back, recommendations? John’s Answer: As you know I do book cover critiques [...]

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Book Cover Designers: How to Find One

Question: How do I find a book cover designer? John’s Answer: The short answer is simple. Go here: http://www.bookmarket.com/101des.htm. There you’ll find a wonderful list of good book cover designers. But also check out my companion blog: Ask the Cover Designer: http://www.askthecoverdesigner.com. There you’ll get lots of tips on designing book covers and more. Want [...]

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Who’s Holding Your Book Hostage? Not the Cover Designer

This is a promotional video for our new companion Q&A website, AskTheCoverDesigner.com, which features articles and answers covering book covers, book titles, typesetting, layout, and book design. We’ve uploaded it to YouTube and added it to a few of our other Ask websites (links to the other Ask websites are at the bottom left of [...]

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