Make sure it sells out by creating an awesome cover design. My name is tony harmer, and welcome to this course on creating ebooks for the kindle. It might even seem more daunting if you think about creating a beautiful and professional looking cover without spending a dime. Takes only a few minutes and the results can look great they say people judge a book by its cover. Kindle is an awesome distribution mechanism for your selfpublished book. Kindle and kdp book covers made easy cover design studio. Designing it is as easy as choosing a kindle ebook cover template. The results are always low contrast, flat and dull. How to make a kindle ebook from scratch with html, xml and. Kindle create creating a professional quality ebook has. How to create free and unique ebook covers in canva.
Were going to walk through the steps for creating an ebook cover for this title, the star queen. Continuing from the previous post, today ill look at creating your paperback cover from your kindle cover. The list of html files, in the order in which they must be read. When i look at my toc in my created book it is very random. I read a blog on creating your ebook cover and this section gave me an aha. How to learn just the basics of canva and create multiple designs. Use our free cover creator tool to design a cover for your ebook or paperback. May 19, 2014 download kindle cover maker leave no ebook without a cover by creating a proper background, enhancing it with various effects and more using this software application. It certainly doesnt come out as shown when kindle is created. My books have been on sale within eight hours of uploading. The tool allows you to customize your cover with a variety of layouts and fonts.
How to choose the right book cover dimensions in 3 simple steps. Creating a book design involved starting from scratch and those who attempted this without a keen eye for design often ended up with diabolical book. Kdp creating a book for kindle or print using ms word. An examination of some of the top selling books in the kindle store yields surprises. Your best bet is to choose the kindle size, but you can also choose custom dimensions depending on the size of your pdf file. Mar 03, 2015 choose kindle size ebook cover or use custom dimensions. Creating a professional quality book has never been easier. Create a paperback cover amazon kindle direct publishing. The good news is, you can create a unique ebook cover thats free, professional looking, and even beautiful with canva.
Open canva and select the kindle cover design type or insert your own custom dimensions. Canvas book cover maker makes designing book covers amazingly simple even for nondesigners. Aug 23, 2019 unless you have experience creating wraparound covers, with the correct spine width, youll want to choose the first option. Kindle create is a free tool by kindle direct publishing that helps you turn your manuscript into a kindleready book format. If you are artistic and want to have a go at it, you can upload your own cover by following the guidelines found within kdp. Kindle can account for 8590 percent of your salesin the case of ape, it represents 100% of sales because we only use kindle.
Design book covers with canvas free book cover maker. If cover creator doesnt meet your formatting needs, try our doityourself guidelines ebook and paperback and templates paperback. Scroll down and click download now next to your operating system windows or macos. The cover creator interface will launch and provide instructions on how to proceed. I have tried calibre forum but no one seems to come back. Create your own kindle ebook, step by step, with pictures. Today i am starting a series on how to publish your own ebook. Kindle book covers with words boldly emblazoned across them demand a second glance. Make an ipad or kindle case from an old book and sugru. Just select a template, edit the content and youre done. Learn exactly how to use canva to supercharge your kindle business while creating 6 readytouse kindle covers.
In fact, if you create a page for the cover, then you will end up with a double cover in your kindle book. Prepare, publish, promote prepare your book create your cover create a book cover cover creator. Creating a compelling book cover is the last hurdle before literary success, design wizard makes it easy to create eyecatching kindle ebook covers. In this short video, i show the quick and easy way to create an eyecatching kindle book cover using photoshop elements. In this title, i will take you through some of what you need to know to crack open your epub with free software, such as sigil or calibre. Start creating your 3d cover right away book mockup generator this one will require a login but it seems to create higherquality cover designs both the tools work pretty much the same. As you work through the steps via your kdp dashboard, youll reach the area where you create your cover. A turnkey book cover, ready for createspace and kindle. Amazons new kindle cover creator is ideal for indie authors looking to save money on ebook cover design. With a few simple clicks, you can create any style book cover paperback, hardcover, spiral bound, ebook, booklets, pamphlets you name it. Clever use of color is another effective way to make sure your kindle book cover ends up at the checkout. There are many ways to create a kindle ebook, but creating your own source files, and then using kindlegen to. When you publish or republish your ebook, well automatically add your cover image to the inside. Canva e book cover design masterclass for entrepreneurs.
Browse the topics below to learn about creating an ebook cover. In this video lesson what i want to do is share with you how to make this ebook cover for your amazon kindle book or any ebook that youre going to create. Before you start creating your cover, make sure you have all rights necessary for the content of your cover image and that it complies with our content guidelines. May 05, 2014 if you do, when generating the kindle book, any missing or misspelled files will generate a warning. As of november 2012 amazon appears to be rejecting some ebooks created using calibre. Download kindle cover maker leave no ebook without a cover by creating a proper background, enhancing it with various effects and more using this software application. Blurb distinct from the back book cover blurb is this 12 line endorsement of a book by a celebrity or another author that sits on the books front cover. Introduction to cover creator cover creator is a free tool intended to help you design a basic cover that meets kdp specifications. How to create a book cover in 15 minutes amazon kindle canva.
Make your own eye catching book cover with fotor s book cover maker in a few clicks, no design skills required. There is a much better way to make a book c over that will stand out from the crowd. Cover creator uses the book details you enter during title setup and adds your book s isbn to the barcode area of the back cover. An eyecatching book cover design will help you grab the readers attention at the first sight and attract more readers, improve your books sales. If the book is just a book, it attempts to download the cover from amazons servers, using the exth 1 meta field asin, aka amazon product id. Now there are a lot of other books about ebola on amazon. Always try to give the background of your cover a dark or brightly coloured tint to create contrast. A few years ago creating a professional looking book or ebook cover involved having photoshop and being a fairly skilled designer both to design the original cover and to create 3d mock up designs. How to create free and unique ebook covers in canva make. Ill show you how to fix some of the simple, common problems from a range of different creation software andor processes. Dec 28, 2018 the 3d book cover creator no account needed. Bringing bright color into textcentric e books will work to strengthen the impact of the words. I prefer the 6 x 9 or 600 x 900 ratio as it appears more like a traditional book.
Amazon kindle direct publishing, jpeg or tiff, 2,560 x 1,600 pixels ideal. If youd rather use a predesigned cover, kdp offers several options. How to design an effective ebook cover using adobe indesign. Two business days after we receive all the needed information about your book, youll receive an email with your createspace kindle ready files. Fotor s book cover maker allows you to make your own fantastic book covers for free, no matter ipad, kindle or any other marketplace for all ebooks.
In an earlier tutorial i created a cover for the paperback version of the book. The cover image you upload will appear on your amazon detail page. Design book cover for free with online templates adobe spark. To see the kind of cover you can create with the tool, check out these examples. This element points to key items in your book, such as the toc, where the text starts, if there is a dedication, etc. How to create a kindle book cover in 15 minutes canva tutorial ujx9slhquw in this video i show you how to create your own.
How to choose the right book cover dimensions in 3 simple. Do you want a totally free book cover maker for your book. Adobe sparks free online book cover generator helps you easily create your own custom book covers that attract readers, no design skills necessary. It is another example of how automation tools can be used to reduce the costs and steps between author and reader. Create a book cover in minutes, with easy to use tools and a wide range of professionally designed templates. Unless you have experience creating wraparound covers, with the correct spine width, youll want to choose the first option. Creating kindle book covers with photoshop elements. I just published a 140 page ebook on amazon called. A cover design specifically for your ebook is essential to make it stand out on the retail page. It will help you to create stunning book covers, even some ebook covers for ipad, kindle or any other marketplace in minutes.
It also has to be said youre going to be taking powerpoint advice from a man who is not particularly adept with powerpoint. Book cover maker design book cover online for free fotor. Click the choose layout icon and select a layout from the premade templates. Book cover maker an eyecatching book cover design will help you grab the readers attention at the first sight and attract more readers, improve your books sales. In addition, the product cover is displayed on the web, so the resolution only. Canvas free book cover maker is ridiculously easy to use even for the novice or notsotechsavvy writer. Dec 01, 2014 creating a book cover for kindle i just published a 140 page ebook on amazon called ebola. Create an ebook cover amazon kindle direct publishing. Apr 15, 2019 in this short video, i show the quick and easy way to create an eyecatching kindle book cover using photoshop elements. This video shows you how to create a high resolution pdf for the cover of a paperback book to upload at amazon kdp for sale in amazon around the world. An eyecatching design can make the difference between a book that sells and one that stalls, so dont let your future bestseller get passed over due to a soso cover design.
The ultimate guide to making money publishing kindle ebooks. Using the new amazon cover creator3 easy steps to an. Complete diy book cover design guide for selfpublished and indie authors by anita nipane 4. Kindle create finds and styles your chapter titles automatically while simultaneously building your table of contents. Every thing works except the toc it does not automatically convert. Forget all about using microsoft word to create your kindle ebook covers. If the book is a pdoc has that ugly personal banner it will be extracted from the ebook file. Canva e book cover design masterclass for entrepreneurs udemy. As you add text to your cover, make sure it exactly matches the book details e.
It is not required for you to place the image in your kindle ebook. There is a much better way to make a book cover that will stand out from the crowd. Pluck a significant element from the book that will translate into an effective image, for example, a weapon or a spray of blood would be perfect on a violent thriller just as hearts or hands would work well on a romance novel. Jan 07, 2019 this video shows you how to create a high resolution pdf for the cover of a paperback book to upload at amazon kdp for sale in amazon around the world. Create an eye catching kindle book cover to get that first page turned. Kindle create is a free tool by kindle direct publishing that helps you turn your manuscript into a kindle ready book format. Fair warning, you are about to get advice on creating your cover from a man with all the artistic talent of a slug.
And when it comes to choosing a book to buy from amazon, the cover is the first thing most potential buyers see. How to create your first e book and paperback with amazon kindle direct publishing books for indie authors 1 by stephanie thurwachter 5. When you hear about authors being asked to blurb a book, its this endorsement theyve been asked to provide. How to model templates and good designs and create your own.
Youve done the hard work and created an amazing book. Many cover creator templates allow you to choose an. Even though weve all been told since childhood to never judge a book by its cover, the fact is that book cover design does attract readers. Under the content section, scroll down to the cover section and click launch cover creator. If you use their template, it will calculate the size of the cover by the number of pages in your book.
My book and toc in style headings 1 has been done with word then converted to html. How to use premade templates to create professional designs. Heres three ways i am now creating my own book covers. This is slightly more square than an 6 x 9 inch book cover. Stupidly, wont even try falling back on the embedded cover. Canva has a template for kindle book covers, but i always publish my paperback books first and use the front cover image for my paperback for my kindle book. You dont need any design skills at all to create a fantastic free ebook cover for your new.
Spend a few hours learning the ins and outs of using canva for your kindle cover design needs, and start creating professional, high converting covers in 15 minutes or less. Creating a pdf book cover on canva for amazon kdp with. Simply choose a template you like, customize and download. Simple ways to create a kindle book with pictures wikihow. In general, illustrated titles such as photography, art, and cookery books tend to have a wider trim which lends itself to the imagery. The main function of a kindle book cover, or indeed any book cover, is to somehow represent or sum up the story within. Jul 05, 20 amazons new kindle cover creator is ideal for indie authors looking to save money on ebook cover design. For insider secrets to getting your book into retail and online stores, enroll in this course for some triedandtrue tips. You dont need any design skills at all to create a fantastic free ebook cover for your new ebook.
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