Book cover design tips.

A few more blog posts I've stumbled across about book cover design.

• http://readowl.com/2013/12/seven-tips-for-great-cover-design/
• http://www.thefarthestreaches.com/2013/09/the-right-font-for-your-ebook-cover.html
• http://lloydlofthouse.org/2013/12/15/discover-how-amazon-changed-book-cover-design-and-why-authors-need-to-pay-attention/http://lloydlofthouse.org/2013/12/15/discover-how-amazon-changed-book-cover-design-and-why-authors-need-to-pay-attention/

Book covers, in combination with the back cover "blurb," will make or break your book, especially in today's e-book age. It's not enough to use the built-in cover designer options on some websites. You need to put thought and work (and sometimes money, if you don't have the skills or software yourself) into designing your cover.

Cover typography must-read post.

Dropping this here, it's an AMAZEBALLS post by Courtney Milan on cover typography. This is a must-read if you're self-pubbing. She explains all the "wrong" things I've seen on books, and while she focuses mostly on historical, the same types of guidelines apply regardless of the genre.

http://www.courtneymilan.com/ramblings/2014/07/30/how-to-suck-at-typography/