Hi all could you please give me some advice on where I can create a cover for my book? I've no idea where to start looking or how to go about it. Any advice would be great...
Many thanks
Hi all could you please give me some advice on where I can create a cover for my book? I've no idea where to start looking or how to go about it. Any advice would be great...
Many thanks
If you're feeling flush you could employ a cover designer. There are a number who produce covers for e and print books at reasonable rates, so I'm told. Try Googling 'book cover designers'.
If you're using some type of publishing intermediary, they may be able to help. Some even have generic covers available free and will add suitable titling. The only problem with those is they're not unique. Or you could design your own. Even very basic image processing software can do a good job with either your photography or a licensed image.
The main problem is keeping a lid on costs, which was why I did my own for the first book. I used my photographs and fiddled around with text in an old copy of MS PictureIt. The end result was okay, though I'll probably make changes if I eventual get round to a 2nd edition. For the second book, the publisher used one of my photos for the front cover (though not the one I'd planned to use before they took the book on) and did their own thing on the reverse. Which is fine, 'cos they're paying!
Hope that's some use :)