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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 bestselling book

by Derek Murphy

How to Make a Book Cover

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 creative person, you probably HATE

by Derek Murphy

How to Make a Book Cover

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

by Derek Murphy

How to Make a Book Cover

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

by Derek Murphy

Free Cover Design Tips

How to design book covers yourself at home

A lot of my friends (self-publishing experts) tell authors they should never design their own covers; the reason for this is that A) the quality of your book covers will make

by Derek Murphy

Free Cover Design Tips

How to Make a Book Cover

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, homemade, DIY book

by Derek Murphy

Free Cover Design Tips

How to Make a Book Cover

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 out there

by Derek Murphy

Free Cover Design Tips

What font should you use on your book cover design? Check this awesome list of best fonts per genre!

Using the right fonts on your book cover helps tell the reader what genre your book fits into and elicits an emotional response. You want it to look great, but also

by Derek Murphy

Book Cover Design

Free Cover Design Tips

How to Make a Book Cover

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. The point

by Derek Murphy

Free Cover Design Tips

How to Make a Book Cover

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

Years ago I spoke at the Author Marketing Live conference in Cleveland about book cover design and book marketing. Since then I've spoken at dozens of conferences around the world,

by Derek Murphy

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