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  Thriller, mystery and suspense covers have subtle differences that are important to get right. Even a poorly designed cover can work as long as it’s obviously communicating the [...]

We are no longer offering formatting services for indie authors, because invariably it leads to months (or years) of ongoing changes and upgrades. If you’re self-publishing, we strongly [...]

I started this site because a new a great book cover design is the most crucial ingredient to self-publishing success. It’ll make everything a whole lot easier and cut down on marketing [...]

I’m looking for a new designer to help out when we get too many clients. This is by invitation only, because we need someone good enough to ensure our high quality standards. We’re [...]

This is a real quick post on getting more book reviews, biggest it’s one of the biggest obstacles to publishing success – especially since Amazon has started deleting hundreds of [...]

Many writers get stuck in the “idea” phase – they have too many stories to chase and constantly jot down scenes and characters, but have trouble writing a WHOLE book. I had that [...]

Publishing a book is all about book design. All you really need to publish is a formatted book that’s professionally laid out for print, with smart font choices that match your genre [...]

After designing over a thousand book covers (and earning about a quarter of a million bucks from my design business) I decided I’d rather write full-time than design covers for a living. [...]

I don’t have any premades at the moment; I built www.diybookcovers.com to offer DIY style, customizable book cover design templates… however I’m realizing most authors [...]