Comments on: 34 Book Cover Design Ideas to Inspire Your Creativity

By: Dave Chesson

Dave Chesson — Mon, 10 Aug 2020 02:29:04 +0000

In reply to Gianna. Yup, absolutely!

By: Gianna

Gianna — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 02:29:03 +0000

In reply to Dave Chesson. “Never judge a book by its cover.” Pfft…that's one cliche that will never be followed. That is my favorite part because it is so true if the book cover isn't good and the book is no reader will want to read it. I need to find the perfect book cover for the book I am writing. (I am twelve so it might not get out) But I still want to try.

By: Noah Marshall

Noah Marshall — Wed, 11 Dec 2019 02:07:55 +0000

Thank you Dave! My second “Dax Zander: Sea Patrol” volume will be out soon – waiting on the artist to show me his first take, but I’ll be keeping your observations in mind as I think about revisions. Thank you again for sharing regularly and substantively. Merry Christmas!

By: Roland Denzel

Roland Denzel — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 23:29:20 +0000

In reply to mary. You may not consciously look at it, but people tend to follow the line of covers down Amazon, then scan to the title and subtitle before deciding to click or not. Heatmap studies have confirmed it, so we might not even know we're seeing them.

By: Dave Chesson

Dave Chesson — Sun, 08 Dec 2019 20:31:16 +0000

In reply to Conrad Deas. Very cool - he`s great.

By: Dave Chesson

Dave Chesson — Sun, 08 Dec 2019 20:29:46 +0000

In reply to JJ Toner. Haha...too true!

By: JJ Toner

JJ Toner — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 08:36:06 +0000

Hi Dave, Thanks for the thought provoking article. I reckon you could write another one about an author`s relationship with her cover designer! It is not always easy to end up with a cover that both are happy with. Take a look at this cover. The best I’ve seen. [Not sure that I’ve picked it up. The book is called The Vagrant by Peter Newman]

By: Jaclyn Nicole Johnston

Jaclyn Nicole Johnston — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 04:05:01 +0000

I used Damonza for one of my books and I highly recommend them. I found out about them from Dave. =) Thank you, Dave! =)

By: lisadl

lisadl — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 02:01:48 +0000

In reply to Conrad Deas. Your link did not work. Very interesting though. I just used PickFu to pick my cover last week. I did not test an FB ad though. Now I wish I had thought of that.

By: John Chapman

John Chapman — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 00:22:56 +0000

In reply to mary.

That makes you very odd then Mary. Most people are attracted first by the cover then the first four/five lines of description (All Amazon shows before a ‘Read more…’). Next they might click that ‘Read more…’ The final choice being made from a combination of reviews, price and ‘look inside’..

By: John Chapman

John Chapman — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 00:16:08 +0000

Three things you did not really mention are:
¢ What the cover`s impact is at thumbnail size. Amazon uses two different thumbnails the smallest being a tiny 58 x 87 pixels.
¢ The impact of the title and any subtitle. There are online web pages which can check these for emotional impact.
¢ The author`s name. That is the author`s brand rather than the title. If you want readers to look for further examples of your work then There is a case for putting the author name in bigger text than the title.

By: Conrad Deas

Conrad Deas — Fri, 06 Dec 2019 23:03:09 +0000

As always, great post! Great insights!I was fortunate enough to work with Derek Doepker on one of my first book covers a few years back. He tested 2 different covers in a Facebook Ad to my target audience and compared click-through rates. He also ran a PickFu survey. The results are actually still live (https://www.pickfu.com/O0UVQO)Here is the interesting part…While one cover got 60% of the vote in PickFu.
The other cover had a significantly higher clickthrough on Facebook.I ended up using the one with the higher clickthrough rate. It is fared pretty well.