~ Susan Rodgers, Author of the Drifter Series
But, in a Sense, the First Page of the Story.”
~ Dean F. Wilson, Journalist & Author of The Call of Agon
If People Have Never Noticed It
If You Want People To Notice Your Book
And Read The Description For Your Book
This is no exaggeration… The first time I tried to create my own book cover, it looked great on my computer screen, but I could not get Createspace to approve the silly thing…
Initially, I didn’t include enough bleed on the top and bottom. Then, I had my spine title printed inside the bleed-area. I even had written text inside of the bar-code area. Every cover design I submitted had some problem that ensured that Createspace would not accept my book submission.
Because I am fervently hard-headed and committed to figuring things out on my own, I ended up wasting a full three days trying to put together a book cover that Createspace would accept.
I am a smart guy and very technically-skilled, and I still couldn’t figure out how to make an awesome book cover without hiring a professional to do it for me.
Every time Createspace rejected my book cover, it made my head hurt even more…
I don’t know about you, but it really frustrates me when I cannot figure something out…
And the worst part….
I once paid a book cover designer $189 to make me a better book cover than what I had. The sales tanked on that book as soon as I added the more expensive book cover.
If I had to pay someone $189 (or even ten bucks) every time I wanted to publish a new book or test a new cover design, I might just have to publish fewer books. 🙁
The fact is that I did not start self-publishing my books in order to make book cover designers rich… I started self-publishing so I could fill my bank accounts with cold, hard cash…
Accepting my personal limitations is just not a path I am willing to travel…
I had to find a way to do it on my own, and I had to figure it out fast…
I Cheated & Used the Createspace Book Cover Software
To Create Hideous & Extraordinarily Ugly Book Covers
Then I prayed, hoping consumers would still buy my books, even with their dog-ugly book covers…
My books have done reasonably well in the sales department, but many people have written to suggest that my books would probably sell better, if only I put better book covers on them…
And those folks are probably right…
My books sell well, because I have a good reputation with my audience… Not because they have awesome book covers on them…
Yet, I am reasonably sure that more people would buy my books, if only I could design book covers that could grab the reader’s attention…
Ugly book covers will result in your books being ignored by the people who might otherwise want to read them…
Createspace and Amazon Kindle both offer free tools to help us design covers for our books…
The problem is that the Createspace and Amazon Kindle book cover creation tools are very limited in scope, and they are not as flexible as most of us would like them to be.
Thanks to Di Heuser, we have ferreted out a much better solution for building outstanding book covers…
A Visual Concept & Just 12 Minutes
I told Di about my struggles with creating book covers that resonate with readers…
She responded that she needed to test something for me…
Twelve minutes later, Di sent me a book cover concept that blew my socks off…
She told me that in using this process, we will never again struggle with the process of creating the perfect book cover that Createspace and Amazon will approve immediately.
Once she showed me how it is done, I found a new spring in my step… 🙂
I knew in that moment — I would never again need to rely on Createspace or Amazon to make book covers.
There Would Be:
- No More Wasted Time, with book submissions that get rejected based on a flawed book cover;
- No More Embarrassment about book covers;
- No More Ugly Book Covers;
- No More Excuses about why our book covers are plain ugly;
- No More Big Payments to book cover designers;
- No More Hesitation about testing new book covers;
- No More Irritation about an over-complicated process;
- No More Complaints about how much Createspace and Amazon are letting us down with their painfully-useless book cover creation tools…
- No More Self-Doubt about the book covers we make for our books;
“Book Cover Super Hero”
with a total running time of 37 minutes.
With Ugly & Unattractive Book Covers
your book simply does not exist.
Without a good book cover, your book only has a title page. If the title doesn’t convey to the consumer everything someone needs to know to understand why they should want to read more about your book, then you need that extra attention that a good book cover can give you.
An Effective Book Cover Could…
- Let People Know Visually What Genre Your Book Serves;
- Display Images that Are Related Your Book or Story;
- Convey The Mood Of The Story (fun, sad, scary, dark, etc.);
- Tease Your Story Line;
- Grab People’s Imagination;
- Introduce the Conflict in Your Story;
- Demonstrate the Amount of Professionalism You Bring To Your Writing;
- Convince Reader’s to Look More Closely at Your Book;
- Make a Significant Positive Impact on Your Book’s Sales…
We Must Force People to Stop Scrolling
If you ask ordinary people questions about what they buy and why, you will often hear them say, “I don’t know what I am looking for, but I will know when I see it.”
Think about that for a second…
but I will know when I see it.
It convinces consumers that they might like the book they are looking at…
An effective book cover convinces people to stop scrolling and pay closer attention to the details…
“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone“,
published by Scholastic for the American market in 1998.
If you are a fan of Harry Potter, you must ask yourself just one question…
If you knew nothing about the Harry Potter books, would this book cover capture your attention strongly enough to get you to look more closely at the book?
If the answer is yes, the book cover chosen will have done its job well…
The main training is four (4) technical how-to videos, with a full running time of just 37 minutes.
We cover in detail how to use Canva (free online image editor) and Photoshop to build attractive book covers that look as good as what a professional would create for you.
in the Photoshop video can also be applied to Canva and vice versa.
You Will Discover How To:
- Get The Exact Dimensions For Your Books, so that your book cover will be the right size every single time;
- Create Eye-Catching Book Covers, getting more much-needed attention for your books;
- Do It Easily, so you don’t have to stress over the process;
- Speed The Process, so you can get back to creating more books;
- Explode Your Visual Creativity, allowing you to test a greater range of book cover designs;
- Produce Eye-Popping Designs, without spending a lot of time doing it;
- Eliminate The Need To Hire Book Cover Designers, so you can keep your hard-earned money in your pockets;
- Ensure That Createspace & Amazon Will Accept Your Book Covers — The First Time & Every Time, to eliminate the aggravation of having to spend more time publishing your books;
- Make Your Books Look Like They Were Professionally Published, giving consumers more confidence in the quality of your books…
Q1: How are the videos delivered?
A1: We have a PDF delivery file that contains the links to the videos in the training.
Q2: Are there any up-sells?
A2: Yes. We have several options for additional packages, which will be seen on two (2) sales pages…
- Stock Photo Image Packages (Never Published Before, from a professional photographer)We have six (6) image packages that you can purchase individually for $19.95 each, or you can get all six (6) packages for $99.95.
- Photos 01 – Buildings & Cityscapes
- Photos 02 – Birds
- Photos 03 – Boats & Seascapes
- Photos 04 – Flowers & Plants
- Photos 05 – Steam Locomotives
- Photos 06 – Misc
- Book Cover Superhero Advanced ($97)This package consists of five (5) weekly training sessions. We will also answer any questions you may present during the training or that you email to us in advance of the training.
During these training sessions, we will be covering Book Design Elements and how to create book covers for different genres.
Here is what we are going to cover in each of these five (5) training sessions:
- Book Covers Design Elements Overview
- Journals, Diaries, Planners and Activity Books
- Romance
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Nonfiction Books
Each of these training sessions will take place at 11am EST on Saturdays on the following days:
- March 31st, 2018
- April 7th, 2018
- April 14th, 2018
- April 21st, 2018
- April 28th, 2018
Recordings will be captured for those of you who cannot attend live, and we will make those videos available for you to watch when it is convenient for you to do so.
None of the up-sell offers are required for you to be able to start creating outstanding book covers immediately after viewing the main training videos.
We have included everything you need in the main training.
The first up-sell simply gets you access to photographs you might want to use that no one has used for book covers previously.
The second up-sell is advanced book cover design training that required a lot more time to present than what we had allotted for the main training.
If you decide that this training does not live up to the promises I have made for it, then please ask for a refund of the money you paid to access it.
Simply send me an email to support@bookadaysystem.com, to request your refund.
Please allow me up to 72 hours to process your refund, as I do occasionally have a life outside the Internet.
Also be advised that if you file a dispute with PayPal, instead of giving me a chance to process your refund directly, my Money-Back Guarantee will become null-and-void, and I will fight your dispute with the intention of winning the dispute.
There is no need for either of us to be ugly about this. If you are not satisfied with this training, simply ask for a refund and allow me time to process your refund.
“Book Cover Super Hero”
 Bill Platt |
 Di Heuser |