Author: bookcoverzone
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5 Compelling Book Promotion Ideas for Self-Published Authors
Writing is writing. Publishing, however is marketing. Once you have your book out, you will seriously need to start thinking about ways to promote your title. A good cover design goes a long way, but is by no means enough. There are millions of books out there and so as not to get lost there,…
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Where to publish your next novel and how we can help you while designing your book cover
Over the years the publishing alternatives have skyrocketed. Today you can opt for both an e-book and a printed book through these services. Below you can find some of the alternatives that you can go to. As BookCoverZone, we have over the years worked with all of these companies and rest assured we will create…
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Number and symbols in business book design
These are exciting times not just for authors, but also for publishers, designers and everyone who has one foot in the publishing industry. While the century-old process of getting published changes rapidly, as does the means in which we publish, the quantity of books published is skyrocketing. Pre-made book cover designs are the new kids…
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Our secret to good covers
Naturally when something turns out bad, we look for someone to blame. Well let’s get it straight, bad book cover designs are fully the designers and publishers responsibility, but actually part the fault lies in the author as well. When an author wants to have his/her book published, they naturally want the cover to tell…
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Our Business and Abstract category is growing!
We noticed we have been too busy creating our fiction catalogue, so in the last few weeks we focused on our non-fiction section. As a result we now have a wide business and abstract section, but we’re striving hard to enlarge and diversify it. If you feel some concepts are missing feel free to contact…
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Book Cover Zone is growing!
We’ve just reached the 1000 milestone in our catalogue! That means 1000 readily usable, professional and passionate book cover designs that are ready to embrace your novel, poetry book or scientific work. Yes, we are aware that some other similar services offer a larger selection but if you browse through our catalogue and do a simple…
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How to choose the right cover for your book?
Books with good graphics, eye-catching font and good quality covers sell more copies than those without. It’s as simple as that. But designing (and choosing) the right cover for your book might be trickier than you think. It’s not just about what YOU think reflects the content of your book – in fact, whether the…
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What’s the Marketing Rule of 7
Today we’re going to talk some about the art of marketing. Remember your book is the product, the book cover is the package. And before people start using your product (ie reading your book) they will judge everything by the package. But what makes an unforgettable package? Of course obtaining a catchy and interesting cover for your…
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Unprofessional Covers Won’t Sell Your Book
You have worked for many years on the manuscript, spending considerable time to get every paragraph, every word, every punctuation mark precisely the way you want. Congrats! Now it’s time to send your book out into the world. Naturally you’ll need a book cover. Where most authors takes the wrong step is by asking a…
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The secret ingredients of a great book cover
No book cover is perfect. But all great covers are great for different reasons. Some captures the essence of the story, some are marvels of design and some lay the foundation for thousands of future book covers (think of Da Vinci Code). But certain elements are true for every cover. In the next posts we’ll…
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Before sending a book to the publishers, this is what you should do
Welcome to our blog. Our first post will not be about book cover designs (we’ll have plenty of time for them in the future!), but laying out to aspiring authors, a successful road map to getting published. How to send a book proposal Your book might be the next great American novel, but no publisher…