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Indie Author Book Cover Design: What Works In 2022: Title Card Image Of Old Book Spines

Indie Author Book Cover Design: What Works in 2022

Everyone knows a book cover is one of the most important parts of your marketing. But what does it really take to create a good cover, an on-genre cover? That's what Alliance of Independent Authors partner member, Jessica Bell takes over the blog today as she explains what is working in 2022.

AI Art: How Will It Affect Indie Authors?

Illustrators, commerical artists, stock photographers, game art developers, and book cover designers are eyeing the dramatic debut of AI art with considerable alarm. Is the pushbutton simplicity of artificial intelligence about to replace professional artists?

How Important Is A Cover For A Book?

TwitterChat: How important is a Cover for a Book?

On the ALLi Twitter chat (#indieAuthorChat) this week we asked questions about How important is a Cover for a Book?

Book Covers With Jessica Bell

TwitterChat: Book Covers with Jessica Bell

On the ALLi Twitter chat (#indieAuthorChat) this week we asked questions about Book Covers with Jessica Bell

Should I Attend Author Conferences? AskALLi Members’ Q&A October 2018

Welcome to AskALLi, the Self-Publishing Advice Podcast from the Alliance of Independent Authors. This week it’s our monthly Member Q&A…

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How Changing the Covers on a Self-published Book Can Boost Sales – A Case Study

Have you got the best covers for your books? Writing coach Jenny Alexander's case study of boosting sales with a new cover may inspire you to think again.

Self-publishing News: That Was The Year That Was

Our newshound Dan Holloway delivers a Self-publishing News roundup for 2016 featuring the format wars between print, digital and audio, the year's best cover designs, and 2016 author highlights.

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How to Source and Use Photos in Self-published Book Covers

From France, Jean Gill offers important advice about the right and legal way to source images for your books, websites…

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Book Design: How Changing Covers Can Transform Self-published Book Sales

Australian book designer Scarlett Rugers makes a compelling case for investing in more targetted book covers to boost sales of…