Inspiration for eCovers starts on Amazon, go through Amazon and search the Kindle Books, see what covers appeal to you and why. Work from there.

1. GREAT TIPS ON CREATING AN
ECOVER FOR PUBLISHING ON
AMAZON.COM

2. INSPIRATION
 Go through Amazon
and search the Kindle
Books, see what
covers appeal to you
and why. Work from
there.
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3. ECOVER SIZE
 800px high and
600px wide
 Make it easy to read
when small
 Use relevant quality
graphics
 Keep the design
simple
 Get three designs
made up
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4. ECOVER SIZE
 Use only 2 to 3 fonts per cover
 Best bold fonts:
 Myriad Pro Web
 Impact
 Best writing fonts
 Times New Roman
 Helvetica
 Don’t put “By (your name)” just put “(your
name)”
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5. PHOTO EDITING SITES
 GIMP (download to your PC/Mac)
 iPiccy.com
 Pixlr.com
 Fotoflexer.com
 PicMonkey.com
 Lunapic.com
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6. OUTSOURCING
 Check their past work
 Look at their reviews
 Be clear on what you get for your money and
deadlines
 If they supply the images, ask for proof it is
legal, not copyrighted images
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7. FREE IMAGES
 FreeDigitalPhotos.net
 Kozzi.com
 Dreamstime.com
 Sxc.hu.com
 Morguefile.com
 Fotolia.com
 iStockphoto
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8. BUY YOUR IMAGES
 iStockphotos.com (subscription model)
 Photos.com (eg. 10 images for $20)
 Shutterstock.com (very expensive – image
only & subscription)
 DepositPhotos.com (subscription – good
prices)
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9. COVER COPY
 Put a copy of the cover on your add and
inside your actual Word document so people
see the cover when they buy the book too
 You can make a free 3D copy of the Book if
you like
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10. FREE ECOVER
 You can create one on
Amazon’s publishing
page
 There will be a “create
an eBook Beta”
button, which will take
you to a separate page
area to create a custom
eCover for Amazon
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