Great chefs understand the need to make a meal look good on the plate. Customers gravitate toward the cleanest restaurants and the most attractive stores. And when your book is published, it really will be judged by its cover.
The cover can make all the difference in whether potential readers look inside. A very expensive cover doesn’t guarantee success, but an unprofessional look is sure to be a major hindrance. You want the best you can reasonably afford.
When publishing on CreateSpace.com, you can use the free cover designer. Using an artist on fiverr.com you might get an attractive design at a relatively low cost. For a higher skill level, check out freelancer.com. The sky’s the limit. You can spend $5 to $5,000 or more.
Do the best you can with what you can afford.
Fantastic cover designs don’t come cheap. For an excellent blog by Christian literary agent Steve Laube on this topic, Click Here.
This video reveals the skills and expense needed to create a captivating book cover, the perfect fit for a captivating story.