"For any author who can’t afford to hire a service, but still wants their book cover to look amazing, this is the guide for you..."
-Zulie Rane, content creator with 100k+ followers on Medium.com
I turned years of experience with Canva into an easy-to-understand practical tool for self-published authors.
A custom professional book cover can cost anywhere from $300-$800+, even before the editing, typesetting, marketing, and other publishing costs.
After reading dozens of stories about authors who had sunk $2,000+ of their savings into the publication of their first book (with very little ROI), I knew I had to help them alleviate some of that cost.
Now, authors can create their own book covers on a budget — or for FREE!
In my guide, you can expect 1 complete PDF file that includes:
87 pages of informational and practical design advice, exercises, examples, and visual aids.
40+ original front, back, and book layout designs using Canva's tools, free images from Unsplash, and the Midjourney art generator.
An introduction to design elements, such as how to place and use titles, subtitles, reviews, author bios, taglines, summaries, images, colors, and font, to your advantage to better help sell your book.
Step-by-step walkthroughs on designing around images to create cohesive and legible front and back book covers.
An explanation of how to use KDP’s book layout template to properly size, space, and design your cover to meet KDP’s requirements.
An overview of how to use Canva’s design tools to make your images and fonts POP!
Whether you want to play around with my designs or create a whole new book cover, the choice is up to you! Delete, change, update, or rewrite anything to your heart's content.
In this Free download, you will receive the following:
1 Template Link to my Canva Designs.
3 Unique Book Cover Mockups.
The Ability to Customize These Designs to Fit Your Book!
Each design is created with free fonts and *photos from Unsplash or Canva with fake titles and reviews. They are sized at 1600 x 2560 px. Each design does not include any Premium Canva elements, so everything is be available for all users - even those on the free version of Canva!
I would highly recommend using your own images for your book cover to make sure that you have the right to use them in your final design.