So you need a book cover...

[Ralph Rotten]

I make my own covers, tho I haved used a source for one or two.

Both covers looked professionally done, but neither really grabbed me. That font is the same as used by the New Yorker magazine, and I find that mag boooooring, so I may be influenced in my opinion.

[storiesandpages]

I make my own covers, tho I haved used a source for one or two.

Both covers looked professionally done, but neither really grabbed me. That font is the same as used by the New Yorker magazine, and I find that mag boooooring, so I may be influenced in my opinion.

Haha, I love the New Yorker but I honestly didn't notice that.

If you had to pick one?

[aj47]

Still on my phone and can't see the benefit of a high res image on a tiny device, but your mileage may vary.

I had my covers done by CaliGraphics. Cal does both ebooks and print editions. Reasonable prices, too.

[Ralph Rotten]

Astroannie is right, test your cover down to 180x180pxl.
The second one was better than the first, but I would not have clicked on it.
But fans of the new yorker may.

[Ralph Rotten]

Www.canstockphoto.com is a great place for artwork.

[Pete_C]

Whoahhh.. beyond my skills I'm afraid haha.

If you ask if there’s a ‘market’ for it, yes there is, but you have to be able to deliver vector graphics as a minimum. It’s not difficult via Abobe suite.

[Pete_C]

Common knowledge is that authors who do their own covers fail. Who made that knowledge common? Designers, of course.

Most homemade covers leave much to be desired. Some are spectacular.

I deliberately opted to design my own covers because I want all my books to have a common look, even if the subjects differ. Much as Thompson worked with Scarfe, and the the imagery became synonymous, I want the same thing with my artist.

[sigmadog]

I'm not seeing anything. No images. No PDF link.

I'd offer my observations on the designs, if only I could see them.

[Pete_C]

I'm not seeing anything. No images. No PDF link.

I'd offer my observations on the designs, if only I could see them.

I think they got fucked off into the ether; don’t know why but I guess there was a reason. They didn’t have any porn or weird shit when I looked at them (mores the pity).

[Pete_C]

On another note, WF could benefit from introducing a cover workshop, in my opinion.