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4.9 / 5 across 800+ reviews
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"Running a free promotion on Amazon, my book has something like 3,800 downloads already. Now #5 in top 100 free historical romances; and actually #110 among free books of every kind in the entire Kindle store. I sure as hell don't really know what gave me the comparative advantage to all the other free books, since I am unknown. Must be the cover."
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Walter Donway
The Price of Hannah Blake
★★★★★
"I've had so many compliments — 'creepy', 'that thing keeps watching me', 'WTF is that?' It's definitely working — it just hit #12 Bestseller on Amazon Horror & #68 on Thriller. Those eyes just jump right off the thumbnail!"
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Garry Rodgers
No Witnesses
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"I sold 34 copies in a 16 hour span, you're brilliant! People stopped and had their friends take a picture while they held it beside their face, the cover truly sells the book. LOVE LOVE LOVE your work"
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Chantal Heide
No More Assholes
★★★★★
"Thank you for the perfect cover! I enrolled it in Amazon Select and as part of the program it is free today and tomorrow. It's currently #392 in the Kindle Store. That's 392 out of 4 million! Amazing. This would NEVER have happened without your beautiful eye-catching cover! I thank you and cannot wait to see what you do with my next cover."
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Laura Momot
Indie Author
★★★★★
"I've written six books and have dealt with four of the best cover designers in the business. I went to Derek after such experiences with other designers. We worked together, switching elements of the covers around until we arrived at what I consider to be the best cover made for any of my books. And for about half the price of some of my other covers. For my next novel, I will definitely hire Derek again."
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Bob Power
2020
★★★★★
"Derek is in the top 1% of the world's cover designers. His work is as good as NYT bestseller covers — often better. He pays significant attention to your market and your goals. He CARES about YOUR book."
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James Schaller, MD, MA
Sobriety Testing
★★★★★
"I just wanted to tell you again how much I love this cover. It strikes the perfect cord with me, plus it's just eye catching and stunning. Much better than the first two traditionally pubbed books, IMO. And the website is perfect and exactly what I needed. Feeling incredibly blessed - thank you again for everything."
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Kerry Schafer
Indie Author
★★★★★
"I wanted to thank you for creating two outstanding book covers for me. Both books are under review by a major book publisher and they have commented on the quality of the cover. Thank you very much for your hard work, diligence, quick response, and creativity! You are the best of the best!"
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John Mattone
Indie Author
★★★★★
"How can I express my absolute gratitude for your care and concern through every stage of this project? The subject matter of the book is of course, so personal and delicate, that it was difficult for me to trust it with anyone, yet it was beyond my scope to take it to the level it needed to be. I put my trust in you and you went above and beyond my dreams. I will not forget this."
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Jonni Gray
Indie Author
★★★★★
"It is perfect. I couldn't have dreamed up anything better, nor could I be happier! It's beautiful, clever and does a great job bringing the elements of the book into visual metaphor. You really surpassed expectations, Derek. THANK YOU!"
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Rebecca Baumgartner
Indie Author
★★★★★
"You did such a marvelous job for me on covers of three novels. Please know how much I appreciate your artistry and how thrilled I've been by your lively imagining for my work. THANK YOU!"
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Emma Gates
Detours, Walking to Israel, Praying for Rain
★★★★★
"I open your emails and download your covers. I call her in and sit her down at the computer, then pull up the first cover. She immediately throws her hands to her mouth, stares at the screen as I scroll quickly though each cover, looks at me, looks back at the screen and says through her fingers: "Oh, my God! It's Emily." She then bursts into tears (of joy, I should add.) You have created exactly what I was hoping for."
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Paul Jones
Extinction Point
★★★★★
"Hi Derek, can't help myself, but I have to say thank you for the work you've done on all the covers I've asked for. I look at each and every one and they all strike a cord. So superb. Thanks, sir."
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Simon Richard Woodward
Indie Author
★★★★★
"It's beautifully done. Your books convinced me that I could do this. Thank you for your gracious words, your patience and your conscientious commitment to ensuring that in spite of my reticence and fumbling, I got the cover I want."
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S. Marshall Wilson
Sophistry
★★★★★
"I asked Derek if I could write a review for him—that's how highly I think of him! He created a beautiful cover for my first book, but did so much more. He helped me conceive the cover, took cover changes like a champ, and never gave up. He was incredibly patient, easy to work with, and tirelessly answered questions or helped me problem-solve months after he was technically "finished"."
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Lisa Nordquist
Love Yourself Fit
★★★★★
"Derek did an incredible job on the book cover for Shackleton's Folly. It is a story of epic proportions and his book cover had to encompass this challenge. Not only did he meet it, Derek exceeded my expectations. I STRONGLY recommend Creativindie Covers to EVERYONE!"
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Todd Yunker
Shackleton's Folly
★★★★★
"When you spend months working on a book, it deserves a cover you can feel proud of. Derek listened to my ideas and used his extensive design experience to produce a cover I love. People are impressed with how eye-catching the cover is."
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Nick Anderson
The Silent Isle
★★★★★
"Incredible! You did it again, Derek. I love the cover – and it creeps the hell out of me! You're amazing. You give my work a "polish" that I could have never imagined."
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Dr. Jeri Fink
Broken by Truth
★★★★★
"I was looking to re-release my first novel in eBook format, but needed new cover that grabbed the attention of potential readers. The difference was immediately obvious in regards to sales and the comments I received."
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Charles Ekeke
Star Brigade
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"If I had to choose one word to describe Derek, it would be patient. Legacy of the Highlands is the first of my contemporary romantic suspense trilogy and I knew Derek could come up with designs for the next two that would make it clear that these books are a series — and he did. I'm a happy writer."
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Harriet Schultz
Legacy of the Highlands
★★★★★
"BEAUTIFUL!!!! This is an unbelievably gorgeous cover. Thanks so much for your work. I just love it."
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Martha Whitehead
Praying for Rain
★★★★★
"I have had the pleasure of working with Derek on two of my Paranormal Romance book covers and he amazed me each time with eye-catching and professional designs. Derek has an uncanny and remarkable way of taking my ideas to the next level and producing a book cover that grabs the reader's attention and drags them in."
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Cat Mann
A Beautiful Fate
★★★★★
"Derek is an incredibly talented graphic artist, whom you can trust. My book has been on a few of Amazon's Top 100 lists and I'm sure the great cover has something to do with it."
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Lisa Egle
Magic Carpet Seduction
★★★★★
"My paperback is out, and I've been so proud to reveal it to people in person. I always worried that if I self published, the print version would come out looking like the junk people sold out of car trunks ten years ago. Everyone comments on and loves the cover. I love it!"
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Brenda Ortega
The Twelfth of Never
★★★★★
"This book jacket has attention, interest, is genre specific and professional. It's magnificent."
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Awen Finn
Read My Song
★★★★★
"The first cover Derek ever created for me was for my Legend of the Mer series. I couldn't believe how talented he was — was determined to have him also do the second. I think we've created a masterpiece!"
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Sheri Swift
The Hart of Telendaria
★★★★★
"I'd been shopping around for the right cover designer for weeks when I finally stumbled upon CreativeIndie. Derek designed a beautiful, unique cover, perfectly encapsulating my story. He was responsive and easy to work with, and accommodated all my requests in a timely fashion."
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Tony Huston
The Big Wig
★★★★★
"I have been nothing but 100% satisfied by everything that Derek has offered. He has always been there to answer any questions I may have had as well as offering great suggestions. I will definitely be using Derek's services again."
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Tyler Compton
Wicked Games
★★★★★
"I will never forget opening the concept work for my book cover the first time. I burst out laughing. Not because it was funny, it was the sheer joy of seeing the perfect conceptualization of the suggestions I'd sent in email. I knew it was right the moment I saw it."
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Simon Woodward
Dark Matters
★★★★★
"I was a complete novice in the field of self publishing — Derek was aware of this and was more than willing to offer advice and guidance on the back of his own experience. I would most certainly work with Derek again."
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John Babb
Phoenix Leadership
★★★★★
"For any author who wants a book cover that will WOW a reader, Derek Murphy is your guy. I scoured the Internet looking for THE artist that had the talent I was looking for. My cover is simply STUNNING!!"
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Nancy Turner
One Mother of a Porn Star
★★★★★
"The final cover that was created for The Beginning Of The End is very eye-catching. I have received numerous compliments on it. As Derek will tell you, the cover of a book is so important for book sales, so hiring someone like Derek can pay off big time."
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Michael T. Snyder
The Beginning Of The End
★★★★★
"When I walk through a bookstore now, I'm hard put to find many covers to match the work that he has done. You're a book cover alchemist!"
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Adam Alexander Haviaras
Children of Apollo
★★★★★
"Derek absolutely nailed the concept and emotional feel of my novel in his cover art quite beyond what I expected. I couldn't be happier with the result."
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Jay Klages
Measure of Danger
★★★★★
"He doesn't just create. He listens to the client to produce what they envision."
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TB Markinson
Lesbian Lost
★★★★★
"Derek's work on my book cover for Fire and Ice exceeded my expectations. The depth of the images and colors he used were stunning and I couldn't be happier with the results."
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Veronica Perez
Fire and Ice
★★★★★
"Derek took a paragraph of random thoughts and translated them into not one but three truly incredible covers as though he were reading my mind. Working with Derek was a pleasure."
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Randall Wood
Closure et al.
★★★★★
"I looked ALL over the internet. Lots of "cheap" designers — less than impressed. Lots of VERY expensive designers — not worth it. When I found Derek, I hit the "sweet spot". I got something affordable, but high quality design."
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Ken Troyer
Homemade Happiness
★★★★★
"Derek is a very talented artist and a dedicated professional. He has worked on 2 covers for me, and in both cases I have been extremely happy with the final outcomes."
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Rob Henning
Scandalous
★★★★★
"Derek delivered a compelling cover for my first novel Derian Hettle. His turnaround time impressed me and he clearly has a gift."
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Ryan Spires
Derian Hettle
★★★★★
"Wow.…just Wow! Wish we'd found you to start with! The cover is sooooo awesome! I am so impressed with your work and fresh ideas!"
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Sheila Easley
Cancer Sacked
★★★★★
"I was happy with my original cover, but when sales started to pick up, it was time for a professional makeover. Derek polished my design and made lots of suggestions for ways to give the image more punch."
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Vicky Loebel
Keys to the Coven
★★★★★
"I am ecstatic with my new e-book cover! When I clicked on the final links you sent me, I felt I had my own Personal "Big Reveal!" I Love Love Love the cover and my new logo!"
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Donna Riner Weber
Scrapbook Your Christian Faith
★★★★★
"Working with Derek was a pleasure. He was quick, sharp, and perceptive. The result was a sharp, commercial cover which makes my book stand out and look completely professional. I've received countless compliments on the cover."
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Caryn Rose
Raise Your Hand
★★★★★
"His work is simply stunning. Look at his book covers and tell me if you don't agree. Excellent work, as usual!"
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Charles Hackenberry
Beyond the Crazy Mountains
★★★★★
"Derek did a great job on my three covers. Not only was he considerate of the time constraint that I was under but his creativity was top notch. I would quickly and without reservation recommend Derek for the cover art of your books."
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Frank F. Fiore
Chronicles of Jeremy Nash
★★★★★
"Derek brought my characters — so real to me — to life so others can see them. His graphic talents, extraordinary resources and collaborative process gave birth to a vision of my characters that will make readers want to open the book. I told him to raise his rates. Hire him before he does."
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Max Bliss
In Loco Parentis
★★★★★
"Derek designed the cover for my ebook novella Comatose. He was always responsive to emails — usually responding within an hour, always within 24 hours. Communication was concise and pointed. The quality of the graphic design was excellent."
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Keith David Cooley
Comatose
★★★★★
"When I approached Derek with the task of designing my book cover, admittedly, I had hoped he would come up with a cover that I would like. Surprisingly, I loved it! Derek has a rare talent of taking the ideas of an author and creating masterpieces."
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Kelly Libsack
Thunderstruck
★★★★★
"Derek asked me about the story and came up with several designs, each amazing in its own way. I fell in love with one, and Derek worked with me until it was perfect. He's talented and easy to work with. If you need a book cover, I highly recommend Derek Murphy."
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Carol Kilgore
In Name Only
★★★★★
"Derek of Creativindie is a Creativgenius! He's professional, offers fair, reasonable prices, and best of all, is extremely creative and has the talent to create amazing book covers. He will take your book cover to the next level!"
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Chantilly Austin
Illusions
★★★★★
"If you are in the market for a professional book cover design you have found a true master in Derek Murphy. His professionalism, creativity, patience and ability to guide the cover design to a finished product are second to none."
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Daniel D. Shields
Shark & The Wolf
★★★★★
"I couldn't be happier with my book cover. Derek was willing to go back and forth with ideas and tweaks until I was 100% satisfied. He also did some great promotional material for me: postcards, business cards and web ads."
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Annika Howells
How to Disappear Completely
★★★★★
"We were particularly interested in improving the visibility of the Kindle eBooks thumbnail. The before and after images speak for themselves. What before was too subdued was transformed into a dynamic image with visual impact."
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John Enzo
Blue Mesa eBooks
★★★★★
"I've worked with Derek Murphy on two of my ebooks. He's an artist in his own right with an excellent design sense, and he's great to work with. The most frequent comment I get for Yseult is "Gorgeous!"
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Ruth Nestvold
Yseult
★★★★★
"Holy @#$%! That is awesome. Sorry to be unprofessional but you blew me away."
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Richard Johnson
Dead Drunk
★★★★★
"Derek has done an incredible job on my cover. He did so many revisions, I was starting to feel bad. He reassured me that he would do it until I was happy. AND I AM!"
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Tim Mettey
The Hero Chronicles
★★★★★
"Derek — you've done an amazing job with the cover of my upcoming book, 'My One BIG Thing'! You interpreted the brief perfectly with creative insight and promptly made changes when requested."
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Lois Nicholls
One Big Thing
★★★★★
"Derek, thanks again for such a gorgeous cover! It's classy, moody, dark, intense, and perfect for my novel's genre and main character's personality."
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Gwen Ellery
Simmer
★★★★★
"Derek created an eye-popping cover for me that I believe will get readers' attention. He answered every email promptly, sent many versions until I picked the one I liked the best."
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Jan Christensen
Revelations
★★★★★
"The cover is so impressive. It makes the book. I want to thank you for exceeding our expectations and producing so many variations of the design, and for your patience with the multiple changes and revisions."
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Digna Cassens, MHA, RD
Flavorful Fortified Food
★★★★★
"Derek is patient — which is a tremendous quality in a designer, since clients (like me) are notoriously bad at knowing what they really want. The result was far superior to what I had imagined."
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Joanna Penn
Prophecy
★★★★★
"Don't bother wasting time on multiple quotes if you want an expert professional service — just contact Derek."
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Clare Edwards
Sprinkling of Magic
★★★★★
"My hero!!! You have no idea how jealous some of my writer friends are of this cover! It's beautiful!!!"
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Erin Bevan
Sensual Seduction
★★★★★
"Derek Murphy is simply the best in the cover design world. I'm a co-founder of a publishing company and recently hired a new cover designer. The first "training" I did was take him directly to Derek's portfolio."
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Matt Stone
ArchangelInk
★★★★★
"Derek, thank you again for spending some time on the Will It Fly stuff — it's been a crazy journey and we're almost ready to launch! I can't express how much your designs helped in shaping the conversation around what the book cover eventually turned into. Thank you, seriously, for your help."
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Pat Flynn
Smart Passive Income
★★★★★
"One of the most critical things for the success of a book is a cover design that catches the eye and makes the reader want to try it. Derek designed several professional covers for my own books and I can recommend his design skills highly."
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Joanna Penn
TheCreativePenn
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