The Harry Potter series is all set to get a makeover of sorts this coming summer. This is going to apply to the e-book and audiobook versions of the Harry Potter stories that would benefit from a new suite of dynamic cover designs. As Pottermore Publishing, the Wizarding WorldTM’s global digital publisher stated, the new cover art will be depicting both the iconic as well as … [Read more...] about Harry Potter e-books and audiobooks to get new dynamic cover art
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Book cover art is ruined when it becomes a major motion picture
When a popular book becomes a major motion picture publishers change the cover art, or at the very least put a big red sticker one it. The Martian has Matt Damon's face on half of the editions at the bookstore, ditto with Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy. The Witcher book series is particularly awful in this regard, they just took some random piece of unrelated … [Read more...] about Book cover art is ruined when it becomes a major motion picture
Public Domain e-books are all about the cover art
Many small publishing companies get their start by taking public domain e-books and selling them on Apple, Amazon and Kobo. Many of these titles all have to same cover art and do not stand out. Have you ever browsed Project Gutenberg? Many of the top downloaded content simply has the authors name and the book title which is not very compelling. In the last few years, the e-book … [Read more...] about Public Domain e-books are all about the cover art
Feature: How Important Is eBook Cover Art in 2013?
Traditional print book covers draw many parallels with billboards and conventional marketing to appeal to casual readers. When you walk into a bookstore and there are thousands of books present, they start to all blur together. Bright colorful images and racy cover art are increasingly becoming more bold to grab people's attention and hopefully prompt an impulse buy. When indie … [Read more...] about Feature: How Important Is eBook Cover Art in 2013?