Book Cover Design: A Powerful Checklist for Anti-Cringe Self-Published Book Covers

Your book cover design is one of the most important parts of, if not the single most important part of, your book. Without the right cover for your genre, people won’t click on your book and they won’t make a purchase. That’s why today we’re breaking down the necessary elements of both nonfiction and fiction book covers. We discuss topics such as:

- Clean Titles
- How to stand out
- Expectations
- How to be clear and clever
- Audiobook size
- Genres
- Audiences
- Fonts
- Series

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[annmarie]

What a great video! specific and direct. Thanks!

[FaintlyBlue]

I’ve always considered typography, imagery, colour, all the aspects of good cover & page design… It never occurred to me that one or two particular colours would be stand out preferences within each genre. I worked in a bookstore, ordering books for 11 different sections. You’d think I’d have noticed 🤦🏼‍♀️😂 This is why I come to YouTube—there’s a lot of basic stuff but when you find that one video with that one important insight you’d missed it can unlock so much potential. Immediate subscribe 👍 Thank you.

[FaintlyBlue]

I’ve always considered typography, imagery, colour, all the aspects of good cover & page design… It never occurred to me that one or two particular colours would be default preferences within each genre. I worked in a bookstore, ordering books for 11 different sections. You’d think I’d have noticed 🤦🏼‍♀️😂 This is why I come to YouTube—there’s a lot of basic stuff but when you find that one video with that one important insight you’d missed it can unlock so much potential. Immediate subscribe 👍 Thank you.

[dawnkravagna]

Good point: attractive design versus what will sell.

[spiritualawakeningmastery]

Loved your video, you explained it very well! I love how you showed how a book stands out from the rest! Thank you!

[TheLawOfAttractionLady]

Great - really helpful feedback and ideas.

[darrellwaters]

Would
Living
In
God's
Holy
Truth all in yellows as this acrostic with a pic of a lit match and a dark background under it be a good cover design for on and off of Amazon for a devotion book?

[christheother]

I find the trendy use of profanity (like the title you showed using F*CK) to be annoying and suggests the author is still in middle school.

[FaintlyBlue]

I’ve always considered typography, imagery, colour, all the aspects of good cover & page design… It never occurred to me that one or two particular colours would be stand out preferences within each genre. I worked in a bookstore, ordering books for 11 different sections. You’d think I’d have noticed 🤦🏼‍♀️😂 This is why I come to YouTube—there’s a lot of basic stuff but when you find that one video with that one important insight you’d missed it can unlock so much potential. Immediate subscribe 👍 Thank you.