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Your book's cover makes the first impression on everyone, regardless of whether they pick up a copy in a store or find it online. Given the essential role covers play in book marketing, taking their design seriously is crucial. Hiring an expert cover designer is a wise investment if you're self-publishing a book. Your book's cover also sets the tone for all other marketing materials that will spin off of it. They include your website, sales kit, in-store promotional materials, and many other places online. Readers in some genres have expectations about covers, and you need a professional's expertise to guide you.

The best book cover designers take a target reader-first approach. Specifically, it means being intentional about creative decisions and how they will appeal to your target audience. They are the people whose needs and interests are served by your book and will likely buy it. When you align the cover design with the interests and preferences of your readers, making the book appealing and accessible for them to understand can help your sales success in the long run. If you have several target reader groups, as many books published today do, you'll need to consider each of them for the cover design. 

The front cover of your book needs to accomplish several things simultaneously. The first is to communicate something about the book. The second is to fit the genre, and the third is to depict something about your book's tone (i.e., urgency, organization, etc.). The trick is to be original and unique while staying within the parameters of what readers in your genre understand and expect. Therefore, you want to be at the leading edge of the curve without going too far and being challenging to comprehend. It's another reason why working with an experienced professional will make a difference.

The color of your cover also says a lot, as does the artwork you approve. Each genre has norms, and falling too far outside them can impact your book's chances for success. For a cover image, you can select between a drawing, something abstract, a photograph, or a photo-based drawn image with an enhanced appearance that you'd find on the cover of some novels. If your book is in a non-fiction genre, you'll also want to take the subtitle seriously. They are important in explaining your book to the media, bloggers, and prospective readers. Also, write a compelling back cover blurb.

Business Name:- Smith Publicity, Inc.

Address:- 1415 Marlton Pike East Suite 402, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034

Phone:- 856-489-8654

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