The author says:

“True empire builders don’t wait for opportunity—they manufacture it through ruthless execution.”

What separates the business titans from the rest? It isn’t luck. It isn’t circumstance. It is a precise, repeatable playbook. In The Empire Builders Playbook, you will unlock the hidden strategies that transformed ambitious ideas into multi-billion-dollar global forces. From the relentless innovation of Silicon Valley to the timeless wisdom of Wall Street, this book dissects the exact formulas used by history’s greatest visionaries to disrupt industries, dominate markets, and build legacies that last.

Inside, you will discover:

• The 15 Core Strategies: Proven blueprints for scaling, leadership, and hyper-growth.
• Decoded Mindsets: How to think, pivot, and execute like a world-class builder.
• Actionable Frameworks: Tools you can implement in your own business today to achieve exponential results.

Don’t just watch history being made. Learn the rules of the game from the masters who wrote them, and start building your own empire.

Nathan says:

This a very appropriate cover for the genre.  My suggestions are small:

1. This book cover will most commonly be seen against a white background; because of this, there’s only an implied edge to the cover.  Having the title and subtitle narrower than the colored bar at the bottom is a little confusing on the eyes; I would suggest enlarging the title and subtitle to match the width of that bar:
    
2. I would suggest replacing the brown color with red in at least some instances. Red is a “take action” color, and I think it would connote that this isn’t just a book for learning about these “titans,” it’s about emulating them.

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The author says:

about starting small business and make a differrnce in your life and earn independently.

Nathan says:

The description’s a little fragmentary; is this about starting a small business AND about making a difference in your life? Or making a difference in your life BY starting a small business?

If it’s the latter (which I suspect is true), then having something business-flavored on the cover would help a lot of potential readers discover it. Even just the outlines of one of those “folded spreadsheet on gatefold paper” cliparts in background would communicate a lot more.

Also: Is these stories inspired by everyday people, or stories OF everyday people? “Inspired by” can mean that a story sort of like what you’ve written actually happened, but that you weren’t bound by the truth.  (See all those TV-movies “inspired by” real events, which means that the writer saw a news item and said, “Yeah, but what if THIS happened?”)

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[original submission and comments here]

Nathan says:

I definitely think we’re getting closer — we’re now entering the zone of personal preference, where several of us might agree that it needs something, but disagree on what that something is.

My suggestions would be:

• Add color into the flag, about half as strong as in RK’s revision.
• Make the female figure slightly warm-toned — not all the way to sepia, but just so the photo looks slightly “historic” and less like a stock image.

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The author says:

Hello, everyone. I am writing a dark fantasy book series (?) that sets in Mexico. Mixing a lot of prehispanic and european folklore. I am doing a rebranding (and a heavy edition) of all my books (30+) and I want to unify the look of my covers. These are my main series, the gates to my books. All the other books, while related to these, are standalone stories featuring important characters from this series. What do you think about them. I don’t want the covers to say “hey, this is mexican Lore” that’s why I don’t use any symbology related to prehispanic Mexico, but I want to give the idea of “hey, this is like a light novel”. Do you think it works? There’s room to improve? Thank you in Advance.

Nathan says:

I’m always a little leery of commenting on covers for a foreign-language audience, as I might miss some of the visual cues that are common to another culture.

My only comment here is that using anime-influenced art might limit your audience. I know that I personally avoid books with anime covers, as I assume they’re aimed at people devoted to — or at least more familiar with — the storytelling tropes of that genre.

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