![]() ![]() ![]() You can download a small, low-resolution JPG version of the cover (72 dpi) that’s suitable for screens and a high resolution (300 dpi) JPG that’s for printing. Of course, you could use a photo you’d taken yourself and design the whole front cover from scratch, but as you will see by looking at there are many ways you can get this wrong, and the result might be merely sub-standard or at worst aesthetically ghastly. The image you chose is then removed from their website, so you won’t find yourself in the embarrassing position of seeing your book dressed in the same cover as someone else’s. You choose your image online then add text and styling to the title and author fields. I customised a professionally-designed front cover on and bought it for $US69. ![]() I chose the US trade paperback size of 6×9 inches, or 15.24×22.86cm. Keep an eye out for one of their 35% off promotions. You can build your book for free but they charge $US99 to remove the watermarks from the PDF and ebook versions. The interior of the book was created with, which has a WordPress style interface, a wide range of gorgeous themes to choose from, and multiple output formats: a PDF file for the printed book, Mobi for Kindle and EPUB for iBooks and Kobo. I’ve included tips and hints from my own experience that I hope will make the process easier for you, but I don’t claim to be an expert, so do feel free to contribute in the comments below. In this post, I walk you through how to make a print cover for a self-published book, using readily available software that’s either free or low-cost and doesn’t require a graphic designer’s licence to drive. ![]()
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