If this site has dissuaded you from designing your own cover, that’s okay. Design is a discipline requiring as much skill as writing, and just as you shouldn’t expect to bang out a good novel the first time you open Word, you also shouldn’t expect to whip together a good book cover the first time you open PhotoShop.
But you don’t have to do it yourself if you can’t. There are plenty of independent graphic designers out there who work specifically with self-publishers to make sure that their ebook or POD cover is professional and appealing. Here are a list of some such designers.
(Disclaimer: Inclusion of a link here provides no guarantee or warranty of a specific designer’s ability, business practices, or suitability for a particular project.)
- Amanda C. Davis
- Beyond Design International
- Black Cat Studios
- Black Forest Covers
- Buffalo Creative Group
- Canvas
- Ebook Launch
- Elle Kay Designs
- Frequency Design Studio
- The Illustrated Author
- Inksplatter Design
- J Caleb Design
- Kat Mellon Writing & Design
- KMN Creativity NE
- Melinda Martin
- MiblArt
- N-K Creative
- Phillip Gessert
Designers: If you want to be listed here, please contact me at nathan at nathanshumate dot com.