Book Design

Most authors approach cover trends with one of two extreme attitudes. They either chase every trend that appears, producing covers that look exactly like everyone

Most authors approach typography decisions intuitively. They pick fonts that look nice in a quick preview, set sizes that seem reasonable, and trust software defaults

Most failed book covers fail through specific recurring mistakes rather than through random aesthetic problems. The same mistakes appear across thousands of amateur covers in

Most authors don’t realize that there’s a specific craft called typesetting that happens between manuscript completion and a finished book interior. They use terms like

Most authors approach ebook cover design as if the covers will be viewed at full size. They evaluate designs at the size they appear in

Most authors who handle their own cover design or work with designers without printing experience discover bleed only when something goes wrong. The book arrives

Most authors who handle their own book design or work with designers without printing experience discover DPI requirements only when something goes wrong. The book

Most authors think about book design as the cover and stop there. The reality is that book design encompasses significantly more than covers. The interior

Most authors approach the cover design decision with strong opinions formed before they’ve actually compared the options honestly. They either dismiss DIY as inevitably amateur

Most authors approach cover color decisions intuitively. They pick colors that look nice in a quick preview, that match the book’s mood as the author