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Can't Find Quality Book Cover Designer..

by Dana Forsythe
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The two ladies who used to do my book covers aren't around anymore and I'm desperate to find someone. I need a designer who can do kindle and print book covers that are not the cheesy ebook style.

Does anybody know of someone good?
#book #cover #designer #find #quality
  • Profile picture of the author Gengis
    Do some research on fiverr, i personally have had some luck on there..
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    • Profile picture of the author Dana Forsythe
      Originally Posted by Gengis View Post

      Do some research on fiverr, i personally have had some luck on there..
      I need something much higher quality than what the fiverr guys offer. In the past I've paid up to $100 for my covers.
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      • Profile picture of the author Trevor M
        Originally Posted by Dana Forsythe View Post

        I need something much higher quality than what the fiverr guys offer. In the past I've paid up to $100 for my covers.
        I paid $80 for the very first cover I bought and I'd take a couple of the Fiverr ones I bought since then over it any day.

        There are some diamonds in the rough.

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        • Profile picture of the author Dana Forsythe
          Originally Posted by Trevor M View Post

          I paid $80 for the very first cover I bought and I'd take a couple of the Fiverr ones I bought since then over it any day.

          There are some diamonds in the rough.

          - Trevor
          Interesting. Would you mind sharing who you use? I can't seem to find anyone for under $250ish.
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  • Profile picture of the author Steve Solem
    Sorry Dana - I've only done covers for my own books and while I occasionally look for someone else I can outsource that too, haven't found anyone just yet.

    Pretty sure Amazon offers a cover design service...but not sure of the quality and what their costs are.
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  • Profile picture of the author Trevor M
    I'm with Gengis.

    Remarkably, I've found some great e-book and kindle cover designers on Fiverr. It's basically the only thing I use Fiverr for.

    Might take a bit of searching through the crap though. But you can't go wrong for $5.

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  • Profile picture of the author Marhelper
    The best is right here in the WF. She is proficient, polished and extremely sweet. Diana does awesome work:

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  • Profile picture of the author Steve Wells
    $100 for an high quality book cover is waay too low, if you got a great design with legal images that allow for large print runs, great job!

    The images needed to make a great cover aren't cheap at all, not including the design itself.

    Personally I think $175 is more in line with a realistic rate for a high quality book cover, most professional graphic designers would not touch something for less than $250 - $500 easily. And if you go to an design agency, plan to spend between $500 and $1000

    Many of the kindle book covers I have seen that people do here on the Warrior Forum or Fivver are very cheesy and unprofessional IMHHO.

    If your looking for a high quality Kindle Book design let me know.
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    • Profile picture of the author Dana Forsythe
      Originally Posted by Steve Wells View Post

      $100 for an high quality book cover is waay too low, if you got a great design with legal images that allow for large print runs, great job!

      The images needed to make a great cover aren't cheap at all, not including the design itself.

      Personally I think $175 is more in line with a realistic rate for a high quality book cover, most professional graphic designers would not touch something for less than $250 - $500 easily. And if you go to an design agency, plan to spend between $500 and $1000

      Many of the kindle book covers I have seen that people do here on the Warrior Forum or Fivver are very cheesy and unprofessional IMHHO.

      If your looking for a high quality Kindle Book design let me know.
      Yes, it is low and that's why it was such a great deal haha. I've been researching and have found a few book cover designers from anywhere between $250 - $500. That's more than I want to pay but I may just have to go for it.
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      • Profile picture of the author Steve Wells
        Originally Posted by Dana Forsythe View Post

        Yes, it is low and that's why it was such a great deal haha. I've been researching and have found a few book cover designers from anywhere between $250 - $500. That's more than I want to pay but I may just have to go for it.
        If you paid $100 and got a legal great looking cover, you did great!

        I've been asked to do quite a few book covers recently, and most people do not understand that the images can cost quite a bit of money. As you probably know there is a huge difference in price when you switch from 72 dpi to 300 dpi images for offline print.

        Also, lots of people who design ebook covers, have not been trained in actual offline print production. You usually have to have a Graphic Design degree for that. Although it seems that lots of the book publishers now supply templates that are easy to follow, with all the guides and bleeds etc.....

        I remember in college telling one of my teachers about some of the rates I was charging for side work and they flipped and said I was waaaaaaaay too cheap. Of course the teacher had come from offline Design or Marketing firms. So their perspective was from a completely different perspective than the Warrior Forum expected price points.

        I like falling between the two price points, not too cheap, not too high.
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  • Profile picture of the author cashcow
    I got mine from here:

    Custom Covers | Kick Ass Cover Images

    San is great to work with and will fiddle around until the cover is perfect. In fact, I got a review on one of my best sellers (fiction) where the person said she bought the book because of the cover!
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  • Profile picture of the author betterwtveter
    I know many have said this already, but yes, fiverr is the way to go. Or SEO Clerks. Just make sure they have good reviews before you get ahead of yourself.
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  • Profile picture of the author SurrealPSD
    I charge $250USD for covers, mainly work in horror niche. Done work for very high profile horror authors and a number of Sci Fi / Fantasy Amazon bestsellers.. I mainly do concept work for fiction (fantasy landscapes / character design etc.) If you need any of that give me a shout
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  • Profile picture of the author Paul Gram
    She isn't cheap but she's made some of the BEST book covers I've ever seen. It's for high end people only, check out:

    Indie and self-publishing book cover designer| Scarlett Rugers - professional and high quality
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    • Profile picture of the author Steve Wells
      Originally Posted by Paul Gram View Post

      She isn't cheap but she's made some of the BEST book covers I've ever seen. It's for high end people only, check out:

      Indie and self-publishing book cover designer| Scarlett Rugers - professional and high quality
      Her designs are nice, but not any better than most trained graphic designers. As long as you understand typography, color theory, design principles, etc, you can do a nice print book cover.

      The one thing she does that I like, is that she offers other things to help promote the book, like timeline, poster, bookmark etc, which is included and helps justify the high price point, which honestly is not that high and more inline with what a high quality book cover should cost from a real designer.
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  • Profile picture of the author CharlesL
    I know someone who does custom book cover designs. Her prices aren't high end, but she still produces quality work. Her details are here: Custom Ebook Covers
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  • Profile picture of the author SurrealPSD
    That Scarlett Rugers has got a kickass website - now that's presentation
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  • Profile picture of the author clik2000
    Originally Posted by Dana Forsythe View Post

    The two ladies who used to do my book covers aren't around anymore and I'm desperate to find someone. I need a designer who can do kindle and print book covers that are not the cheesy ebook style.

    Does anybody know of someone good?
    Try elancer, sorry I don't have a name, but the services you find there are usually a lot better than Fiverr's but more expensive too !
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  • Profile picture of the author AdrianDanut
    I also used 99designs for some of my covers. You should try it
    Book Cover Design & Designers | 100% Money Back Guarantee | 99designs

    You get more variations you can choose from and very often you can get good quality covers at decent prices.
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