Indie Authors: Use Your Cover to Sell Your Book: Shoshanna (Evers) Gabriel

June 4, 2017

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Shoshonna Gabriel, co-founder of Self Pub Book Covers, and sponsor of our cover competitions prize, offers tips and tools for making sure your cover delivers your book to its readers.

Research shows that the right book cover design can increase your visibility by more than 50% and lead more readers to purchase. But what does a well-designed cover look like?

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