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Book Cover Design Philosophy

I’ve been focused on art and design for the new and upcoming books, that’s a given. The new cover for Liquid Hitler (above) was created by MidJourney, the notoriously controversial AI art-thing. But the older books will also be available for retail sellers through Ingram. Forex: Who could forget the AMAZING cover for Fragments 1 by Jessica Dueck of StarsColdNight:

UbiquiCity book 1 (2nd pressing) sees only a few minor fixes on the inside (and now sports a more “modern” page layout), but outside, the colors and names pop a bit more, and the blurb has been punched up. I think a core aspect of my book cover design strategy is making you look closer.

All of which brings us to a bit of Book Cover Design Philosophy, and it’s slightly different depending on your market/medium:

FOR PHYSICAL BOOKS — The title is to make you look at the front. The front is to make you look at the back. The back asks a question & implies that the answer is inside.

FOR ONLINE BOOKS — The thumbnail is to make you click, The blurb asks the question, makes you peek, and reviews get final veto.

Okay, class dismissed.

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