10 Tips on Creating Better Book Covers for KDP
It doesn’t matter how good your interior content is. If your book cover isn’t grabbing the attention of Amazon customers in search, then no one’s gonna be clicking on your listing. And without that first initial click, no one’s even gonna be seeing your books product page, let alone your amazing interior content.
So what you need to do, is create a book cover that’s not only gonna make an impression on Amazon customers right out of the gate, but that’s also gonna make your book stand out from all books in that niche.
And in this video, I’m gonna show you how to do just that.
0:00 - Why your KDP low content books may not be selling.
1:01 - Animated intro.
1:12 - What to expect from this video.
1:29 - Tip 1: Why you must use a KDP cover template.
4:20 - Tip 2: Why you should create your print covers in CMYK.
9:01 - Tip 3: How graphical elements can make your cover look more professional.
10:02 - Tip 4: Why you should never leave open transparencies in you document.
12:34 - Tip 5: Why you should never use borders on you book cover.
14:24 - Tip 6: Why you should create your cover text in hierarchies.
15:14 - Tip 7: Why your book’s title should have a unique font style.
16:34 - Tip 8: How to use graphics to visually define your book’s content.
18:01 - Tip 9: What you should be promoting on the back of your book cover.
19:30 - Tip 10: The text that you absolutely must put on the spine of your book.
23:55 - Closing thoughts.
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