FAQ & Tips for Authors
Frequently Asked Questions about graphic designs
Q – Is the cover I am purchasing for Print?
A – Not unless you specify that as what you need. We offer High Resolution covers and can create a print cover for you using specific measurements through sites such as Createspace and Vistaprint. Print covers start at $80.00.
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Q- Who owns the copyright?
A – Because it is an artist’s work, the copyright remains with the cover artist. That said, you are allowed to use the cover to promote your book.
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Q- What are the limitations that come with my book cover?
A – Photostock comes with certain print limitations. Each photostock site has its own set limit. If your cover/business cards/trading cards/postcards/bookmarks, etc… are going to print, please request the number of maximum print copies you are allowed and do not exceed that limit.
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Q – What changes am I allowed with each cover?
A – For the most part, the artist and author will go back and forth many times in an effort to get the cover looking how the author wants it. That said, there are limitations to the cover artist’s ability and availablity. Once the cover is finalized, we charge $25.00/each new modifaction. It is best to use a cover art form, and to fill it out in as much detail as possible.
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Just a quick reference list of things we’ve learned along the way. Please feel free to add to this list (Email us or leave a comment and we’ll credit you by placing your name next to it).
What the various sizes are good for:
67×101 & 100×150 = Avatar
200×300 & 432×648 = amazon/goodreads/blog posts
750×1125 = Barnes and Noble
1800×2700 & up = Mostly publisher use for ebook and print.
2500 high res- amazon = Amazon’s newest size
Amazon:
- Tag your book. On the page listing your book, there will be a small section for tags. Just type in words that describe your book. Add your author name, the genre (in a variety of ways), the title, etc…
- Find author buddies who will click your tags for you in exchange for clicked tags. (What are clicked tags?) click on each tag description and open that page. Boosts popularity.
Tags Anywhere, basically. If you want, send us a list of words that you think best describe your book, and we will add them into our post with your cover. It gets hits.
Editing/Book Formatting
Need help polishing your manuscript or help with self publishing? Here’s a great resource.
Great places to list your book(s)
Tricks to get more promo coverage -
Enter your book cover at the You Gotta Read Covers site: http://yougottareadcovers.blogspot.com/
Figuring out the physical side of things:
For those concidering a tangible book, I have stumbled across a site that details the important measurements of books (word count to pages calculator). That can be found here: http://www.writersservices.com/wps/p_word_count.htm
Kindle Formatting (tip thanks to Teresa Wilde/IndieRomanceInk) - http://kindleformatting.com/book/files/KindleHTMLtags.pdf
Canadian/British/US spelling of words - http://www3.telus.net/linguisticsissues/BritishCanadianAmerican.htm
Interesting reading for Authors:
http://vickie-britton.suite101.com/3-types-of-love-scenes-in-romance-novels-a164703
http://writerswatch.blogspot.com/
Blog Resources:
http://www.thecutestblogontheblock.com/free/free-backgrounds.html?start=72
Thanks for the great ideas.
Hello. My name is Mary George and although I will be contacting you to have some advertising made up I have a different request. My daughter is graduating this year from high school and we would like the pictures she hands out to her friends to be a little different than the norm. Can you make her into a story heroin if I have her dressed in costumes? She loves victorian and anything girly. Maybe give her four trading card shots, turn her into a character. If this is possible please email me with an idea of cost.
She’s always been taller than everyone and very sweet and some of the girls in her school tease her for being so tall. (dad’s 6’4″) I want her to be proud of her differences.
I tried to email but it kept coming backas failed.
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Thanks, Mary.
Thank you Thank you
I had no clue tagging could help boost sales
J
Hi Judy, yes, a fellow author once told me that. Tagging helps find the book by tagged subjects, and if people click on the tag or agree with the word it bumps the book higher up in searches (I believe) I should double check that info though.