Let me leave you with another story. Years ago, when I was a young philosophy student on the island of Malta, I visited Jerusalem. I loved history and archaeology, so when an...

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Top 10 Tips for Book Cover Design

In case you don’t end up reading Cover Design Secrets or watching the videos tutorials, here are my TOP TEN TIPS on book cover design that will help you create your own...

by Derek Murphy

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The Art and Science of Book Design

Albert Einstein said, “The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.” If you consider yourself a...

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Why do you write? (Day one)

Thanks so much for signing up for the book design templates! There are links down below, and I can’t wait to help you make your book beautiful, but first I need to tell you...

by Derek Murphy

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Your book is naked (welcome message)

Did you know romance writer R.L. Matthewson went from selling just 5 or 6 copies per day of her book, Playing for Keeps, to over 1,000 per day just by upping her book cover...

by Derek Murphy

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8 cover design secrets publishers use to manipulate readers into buying books

Indie publishers are slowly coming to realize the importance of an amazing book cover. Since many self-publishing authors are starting out on a very small budget however,...

by Derek Murphy

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The 5 critical errors most self-publishing authors make on their book cover design

I’ve been designing covers for a few years, and I often have to confront cover design myths perpetuated by indie-publishing gurus and thought leaders. There’s a lot of advice...

by Derek Murphy

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Why you should be using clichés in your book cover design

Recently I’ve seen some articles circulating about “Book Cover Clichés” which put a handful of book cover designs from the same genre together to point out the similarities....

by Derek Murphy

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How to design a bestselling book cover – tips from an expert (with video!)

Earlier this year I spoke at the Author Marketing Live conference in Cleveland about book cover design and book marketing. Today Jim at AMC sent me the video – which is not...

by Derek Murphy

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The 7 unbreakable rules of professional book cover design

I was chatting with friends at the London Book Fair when one of them reminded me of a presentation on book cover design; which I felt duty bound to attend. Frankly, I wasn’t...

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