I only do non-fiction. Contemporary romcom designs are ugly. have a look at 1960s styles. I think you could make them come back, standing out yet blending in.
I can't remember who it was, but a TH-camr suggested that when you compare your cover you should take into account whether your book is in Kindle Unlimited or has a wide distribution as sometimes the design can be quite different within the genre depending on this. They showed examples in fantasy and it was starkly different between KU and non-KU bookcovers.
I always see fantasy covers and how to make sure you are using what sells but what I never see is Asian fantasy covers talked about and what elements to use to make sure they are cohesive with the market. Could you maybe do a small video on those? I write Asian fantasy and fiction so it has been hard to find what works.
Hello Mandi! A fantatsic useful channel! Question: do you have a video on how and when to properly credit images licenced from Adobe Stock images? Per my understanding, a book is considered an "editorial" and they require any images (even if a user edited them?) used in print/publishing to be credited. Have you had any experience with that? Please make a video if you haven't yet. Thank you!
Really lean into creating a Pinterest board of covers in your genre. And it should be as specific as possible. So rather than dark adult fantasy genre, get even more specific to see a pattern.
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I only do non-fiction. Contemporary romcom designs are ugly. have a look at 1960s styles. I think you could make them come back, standing out yet blending in.
I can't remember who it was, but a TH-camr suggested that when you compare your cover you should take into account whether your book is in Kindle Unlimited or has a wide distribution as sometimes the design can be quite different within the genre depending on this. They showed examples in fantasy and it was starkly different between KU and non-KU bookcovers.
Thank you Mandi! I just had my cover designed but hadn't given a final approval yet. This was SO helpful, and made me feel good about signing off!
I'm so glad!
Great tips! I especially like the Pinterest tip!
Thank you! Amazing tips 😄
This was sooo helpful! Thank you!!
Thank you for sharing these tips!
I’m going to do that Pinterest tip. That so smart. 🎉🎉thank you.
I always see fantasy covers and how to make sure you are using what sells but what I never see is Asian fantasy covers talked about and what elements to use to make sure they are cohesive with the market. Could you maybe do a small video on those? I write Asian fantasy and fiction so it has been hard to find what works.
Hello Mandi! A fantatsic useful channel! Question: do you have a video on how and when to properly credit images licenced from Adobe Stock images? Per my understanding, a book is considered an "editorial" and they require any images (even if a user edited them?) used in print/publishing to be credited. Have you had any experience with that? Please make a video if you haven't yet. Thank you!
I really struggle with pinning down what the general feel for the dark adult fantasy genre is (not romantasy). It's made cover design challenging.
Really lean into creating a Pinterest board of covers in your genre. And it should be as specific as possible. So rather than dark adult fantasy genre, get even more specific to see a pattern.
Hi :), can you change a book cover after a couple of years, without changing the ISBN?
Yes! New ISBNs are typically when you want to change the interior of the book.
Would it be a bad idea to try to create a book cover using ai?
I personally think it's an ethical issue and must be disclosed to readers