Please kindly inform me about the size of the cover you want.

Thanks
Cagri

Do you know what size you plan on doing the book? Typical size is 6x9. are you uploading through createspace? Or is there a specific place you are publishing through? Do you have a blurb for the back or are you doing that part yourself?

I'm publishing through Smashwords. From their website:

Mechanical Requirements for Book Covers - Book covers must be shaped like a book
cover (a vertical [upright] rectangle, not a square) and should include your book title and
author name.

Keep your cover image tasteful and avoid obscenity.
1,600 pixels wide by 2,400 pixels tall is generally a good dimension, or such similar
ratio. The image must be at least 1,400 pixels wide, and the height should be greater
(taller) than the width. A good guideline is to make the height between 1.3 and 1.6 times
greater than the width. I think 1.5 to 1.6 usually looks best, though you and your cover
designer have some flexibility here.

Book covers cannot contain nudity, a price, or a web address (Apple, for example, will
reject your book if they see a hyperlink on the book cover image), or advertisements of
items not already included in the book.

It must include the book title and author name, and the title and author name must match
the title and author name inside your book and in the metadata (Metadata is what you
enter on the Publish page, such as the book title, author name, book description.
Metadata = data about something else, and in this case the “something” else is your
book).

The cover cannot be grainy, blurry or pixelated. Pixelation occurs when you start with a
small image and expand the dimensions.

Make the text crisp and clear. When ebook retailers display your cover, it’ll be shrunk to
the size of a postage stamp, so you want all the cover elements to look good in a small
image. This means if you make your title or author name too small on the cover, it’ll be
invisible in the thumbnail.

Your image must be in RGB color, not CMYK (at the risk of getting too technical, most
image files are RGB [stands for red, green, blue], which is what’s supported by computer
monitors. CMYK is a format for printing ink on paper. Most image processing
applications will give you RGB automatically. If your image is in CMYK, it will be
rejected by Smashwords [assuming we catch it. If we don’t catch it, the retailer will
reject it]. Note that it is not easy to tell if your image is in RGB or CMYK. If your
image opens in a Firefox browser, it’s RGB. If it doesn’t, then it’s probably CMYK.
Your cover designer will understand.)

Tip: Immediately after publishing your book at Smashwords, it’ll be featured on the
Smashwords home page if it has a cover. Your home page feature typically lasts
anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour, depending upon how quickly you roll off the page
when others publish after you. Therefore, don’t upload your book to Smashwords until
you have a good looking cover image because you want to take full advantage of your 15
minutes of fame. If you upload without a cover, the book will miss the home page
feature, even if you upload the cover hours later.

I'm publishing through Smashwords. From their website:

Mechanical Requirements for Book Covers - Book covers must be shaped like a book
cover (a vertical [upright] rectangle, not a square) and should include your book title and
author name.

Keep your cover image tasteful and avoid obscenity.
1,600 pixels wide by 2,400 pixels tall is generally a good dimension, or such similar
ratio. The image must be at least 1,400 pixels wide, and the height should be greater
(taller) than the width. A good guideline is to make the height between 1.3 and 1.6 times
greater than the width. I think 1.5 to 1.6 usually looks best, though you and your cover
designer have some flexibility here.

Book covers cannot contain nudity, a price, or a web address (Apple, for example, will
reject your book if they see a hyperlink on the book cover image), or advertisements of
items not already included in the book.

It must include the book title and author name, and the title and author name must match
the title and author name inside your book and in the metadata (Metadata is what you
enter on the Publish page, such as the book title, author name, book description.
Metadata = data about something else, and in this case the “something” else is your
book).

The cover cannot be grainy, blurry or pixelated. Pixelation occurs when you start with a
small image and expand the dimensions.

Make the text crisp and clear. When ebook retailers display your cover, it’ll be shrunk to
the size of a postage stamp, so you want all the cover elements to look good in a small
image. This means if you make your title or author name too small on the cover, it’ll be
invisible in the thumbnail.

Your image must be in RGB color, not CMYK (at the risk of getting too technical, most
image files are RGB [stands for red, green, blue], which is what’s supported by computer
monitors. CMYK is a format for printing ink on paper. Most image processing
applications will give you RGB automatically. If your image is in CMYK, it will be
rejected by Smashwords [assuming we catch it. If we don’t catch it, the retailer will
reject it]. Note that it is not easy to tell if your image is in RGB or CMYK. If your
image opens in a Firefox browser, it’s RGB. If it doesn’t, then it’s probably CMYK.
Your cover designer will understand.)

Tip: Immediately after publishing your book at Smashwords, it’ll be featured on the
Smashwords home page if it has a cover. Your home page feature typically lasts
anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour, depending upon how quickly you roll off the page
when others publish after you. Therefore, don’t upload your book to Smashwords until
you have a good looking cover image because you want to take full advantage of your 15
minutes of fame. If you upload without a cover, the book will miss the home page
feature, even if you upload the cover hours later.

I'm publishing through Smashwords. From their website:

Mechanical Requirements for Book Covers - Book covers must be shaped like a book
cover (a vertical [upright] rectangle, not a square) and should include your book title and
author name.

Keep your cover image tasteful and avoid obscenity.
1,600 pixels wide by 2,400 pixels tall is generally a good dimension, or such similar
ratio. The image must be at least 1,400 pixels wide, and the height should be greater
(taller) than the width. A good guideline is to make the height between 1.3 and 1.6 times
greater than the width. I think 1.5 to 1.6 usually looks best, though you and your cover
designer have some flexibility here.

Book covers cannot contain nudity, a price, or a web address (Apple, for example, will
reject your book if they see a hyperlink on the book cover image), or advertisements of
items not already included in the book.

It must include the book title and author name, and the title and author name must match
the title and author name inside your book and in the metadata (Metadata is what you
enter on the Publish page, such as the book title, author name, book description.
Metadata = data about something else, and in this case the “something” else is your
book).

The cover cannot be grainy, blurry or pixelated. Pixelation occurs when you start with a
small image and expand the dimensions.

Make the text crisp and clear. When ebook retailers display your cover, it’ll be shrunk to
the size of a postage stamp, so you want all the cover elements to look good in a small
image. This means if you make your title or author name too small on the cover, it’ll be
invisible in the thumbnail.

Your image must be in RGB color, not CMYK (at the risk of getting too technical, most
image files are RGB [stands for red, green, blue], which is what’s supported by computer
monitors. CMYK is a format for printing ink on paper. Most image processing
applications will give you RGB automatically. If your image is in CMYK, it will be
rejected by Smashwords [assuming we catch it. If we don’t catch it, the retailer will
reject it]. Note that it is not easy to tell if your image is in RGB or CMYK. If your
image opens in a Firefox browser, it’s RGB. If it doesn’t, then it’s probably CMYK.
Your cover designer will understand.)

Tip: Immediately after publishing your book at Smashwords, it’ll be featured on the
Smashwords home page if it has a cover. Your home page feature typically lasts
anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour, depending upon how quickly you roll off the page
when others publish after you. Therefore, don’t upload your book to Smashwords until
you have a good looking cover image because you want to take full advantage of your 15
minutes of fame. If you upload without a cover, the book will miss the home page
feature, even if you upload the cover hours later.

you mentioned wanting a back cover design - but gave no mention of a back blurb or print dimensions. the info from smashwords you gave was for ebooks.

Are you just doing an ebook? if so I will only submit a front cover design. are you asking for illustrated as a preference or do you want hyper realism with stock photo manipulation

Feedback on the design please!!!

If you like the cover please provide the content to be written on the front and back of the book.

Thanks

Parminder

It's just an eBook, and I realized after the fact that I don't need a back cover design. Rookie mistake :)

Wow!
Sorry, after the fact I realized, because it's an eBook, I don't need a back cover. Rookie mistake :)

no problem thanks for letting me know, I will see what i can come up with