The Top 7 Book Cover Traits That Guarantee Sales!
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I made this video for the indie author fringe fest... it combines several of my articles on book cover design, that have over 100K views. If you're interested in learning how to design a book cover that sells for any genre, this video will help - for more detailed, technical videos on book cover design, check out the link above!
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Hey there - I'm Derek Murphy. I'm a fine artist who became a book cover designer, then started writing young adult scifi and fantasy. I've spent almost 20 years living abroad, have a PhD in comparative literature (revolutionary politics in Paradise Lost), and have been featured in CNN for renting castles to use as writing retreats. Although I'm not working with clients anymore, I've built a ton of resources to help indie authors write, design and publish bestselling books.
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What we need is like a tinder for book covers. You just swipe if you like the cover or not. I think that's the exact sort of feedback you'd really want. Because that would encourage people not to give a lot of thought to it.
I made a site like that a few years ago, but it was too much time to keep it updated so I deleted it. :)
Some ideas just have to much execution cost I guess. :)
This is sooooooo helpful!!!
Everyone just says you need a better cover or it looks amateurish without saying why, or how to fix it!!!
Thanks for giving details!
amazing thanks so much!
When I was an early teen, I read a lot of sci-fi and fantasy. I answered a poll from a publisher, and they asked why I chose their book. One option was “cover art.” I realized then, that the cover was the reason I picked it up and read the back cover story plot, then I read a part in the middle and bought it.
But, what I liked about the cover was that it held images which also appeared on past covers of great stories: a knight with a sword, a strange landscape, a dragon... were typical of my books.
I just realized, I should search the best sellers in my genre and see if there are any iconic images, cover art gestalts, if you will.
Great! yeah covers are kind of symbolic short code, to let you know very quickly what the genre is (not the story).
Thank you so much. Now I understand why my covers look funny 😂 I actually did all 3 common mistakes.
ha - I keep making them too, live and learn
Just a note on covers being representative and clear rather than creative and different.
This exact principle pops up in copywriting, that you don't want to be clever or funny, you want to be clear so that you can make the sale.
yeah I learned it from a designer but it's probably true in most fields
Great information thank you for posting this!
awesome!
Thank you. I mean it. All these videos. Absolutely wonderful.
thanks so much!
Love "The Light Between Oceans" cover. I looked it up from this video and I've heard of it before. I might read it!
Very helpful presentation! Thank you! Subscribing....
This is very interesting. I have seen these elements in covers on the bookstore shelves, but I never noticed them before.
Thank you for this concise presentation. I was struggling with a cover for the young reader. I made the mistake of asking on FB and got all sorts of different things! After listening to you I went with one sharp picture that fit the genre and the main character and used a sharp contrasting color for the font. It has the blink factor!
Just thank you for your generosity, Derek. So much value in your videos. Whenever I think I now know about a topic, you always open my eyes to something new. Appreciate it.
I appreciate this so much!
I just want to thank you for this. It was very informative and helpful!
Thank you for this very enlightening presentation. I have changed my book cover completely because of your videos.
great!
Your advice fell in line with some design choices that I have been considering. I gonna give it a try.
great!
A very informative and eye-opening video. I need to make notes of this stuff because there is so much good advice. Keep it up!
Your videos are very good, and I really appreciate the clarity of your guidelines. Thanks very much.
Glad you like them!
outstanding and helpful information!
I'm a new subscriber. I'm been watching for videos for 2 weeks now, and just realized I was not subscribed. Love your presentation style,excellent information & instruction. Thanks!
thanks so much!
Thanks for the been there done that advice.
Great video. Thank you for sharing. As much as I like playing around with photoshop, designing a book cover for my first novel is not something I am going to take on myself. I'm going to leave that to the professionals. I loved hearing your perspective on the choices you make and why. I enjoyed all 43 minutes of the video. :)
20:00 Thank you for the useful tips!
Thanks for this video. I watched it over and over. I made cover after cover. This is the last. I used Pixlr to tweak it. I paid attention to color & fonts & sizes. Still, is too busy. What else am I lacking?
Nice to hear your voice. My current project is a children's book. Any suggestions for children's design? Thanks for your encouragement.
Derek Muprhy was later canonized as the patron saint of self publishing authors
nice! I'll take it.
@@DerekMurphycreativindie plot twist! The canonization was by an antipope! OMG!
DRK SIDE, DARK SIDE!
When Evil Wins type is hard to read on the photo, even though you have a semi transparent white box under the text.
great detailed advice !
Enjoyed your video... thanks!! What's best technique for children's book covers?
So can I send you the just of my book with some brief descriptions of the characters and the story for you to give some ideas?
Derek, your information is always excellent. Thank, you!
May I suggest you invest in a good-quality microphone? I think the poor sound quality of this video is a little distracting to your average viewer. :)
Sounded ok to me. Maybe you were listening on a dud system?
Agreed. Very quiet, and I have my volume cranked.
GIMP (Gnu Image Manipulation Program), Free for Linux, Windows and Mac OS. You´re welcome! Great video, BTW, thanks for the great content you put out there! :-)
Hey I stumbled upon your channel. This video sounds interesting, but are the concepts applicable to digital eBooks?
Thanks Derek I appreciate your shared expertise, just one thing bugging me here - fonts V typefaces
"Gary Hustwit, director of Helvetica, agrees. "Most people other than type designers just say 'font,'" Hustwit says. "Among graphic designers, though, I'd say it's a generational thing. A lot of the older designers I've met, like Massimo Vignelli, always say 'typeface. - In brief: A font is what you use, a typeface is what you see."
How much would your book cover designs cost? Roughly, or from to. Just to get an idea
from $350 to $850, which is a pretty common range for good design. www.creativindiecovers.com
How many books have you sold and what make you an expert on Book Covers. Thanks
Experience mostly... I think I've made about $100K designing covers, back when I was doing it full time (I don't anymore). A lot of covers, needing to make sure my clients sell books so they can come back for more... but it's also pretty easy to avoid ugly design (background in fine art, studied painting in Italy, etc).
I'm not sure how my covers for my books really proves anything, it's so hard to measure, but I have sold over 100K books too so I'm doing OK.
Three things you never do: Cut your own hair. Fix your own teeth. Design your own book cover. Great insights.
😁I feel like this is insulting to my teeth, hair and covers - but maybe just because I'm sensitive.
great material, thank you. Audio quality of this video does not match the quality of material. would advise an upgrading your mic.
Thank you for preparing such a useful video but I think that it's a bit too long :)
How can I get you to do a book cover for me?
Jacqueline Collins there are artists that can do it for you
How do I hire you to design my self publish cover?
I have a site for that, www.creativindiecovers.com
You can use my covers for their ugliness. LOL
Lmaooo
Oh man... I did that once and got in so much trouble, never again...
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But thanks for the clarity on designing book covers. Great video