THE ESSENTIALS OF A BEST SELLING BOOK COVER

THE ESSENTIALS OF A BEST SELLING BOOK COVER

Would you like to sell more books?

Just like every advertisement, a book cover has only one purpose which is to attract your readers to get a copy of the book.

This post highlights the essentials of a bestselling book cover to give you the average author and increase your sales.

The essentials of a bestselling book cover must include the following;

1.   You must understand that your book cover is the best marketing tools you can get.

2.   If you can’t design one, hire a professional cover designer.

3.   The big picture makes all the difference. The cover picture needs to draw the viewer into the story.

4.   Without giving out all the details, the cover should help the viewer make guesses of what the book is about.

5.   The idea of a perfect cover picture is to lure the viewer to open the book.

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.   The cover design needs to play on the human emotion of intrigue and curiosity.

7.   Create a focal point. This is where the viewer’s eyes goes first. Could be in the title, an author byline, a figure in the artwork etc. the focal point has to be bold enough to draw attention.

8.   It is good to have multiple focal points, but they should not compete with each other.

9.   Your title should be compelling, visual and readable.

10.                Try to be as simple as possible.

11.                Design the book in such a way that the viewers focus on the selling points of your book.

12.                A good colour choice and font style also is a determining factor.