author needs cover design for self publishing

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by illuminati-design on Saturday, January 26, 2013

Hi.
Any information about the dimensions of the cover?
Is it an e-book or for hard copy publication?
Do you want a wrap around cover ( if so - will need the spine width) or would a front cover suffice? (perhaps with a colour back page to give contrast for the text).
Thanks


by Project Owner on Saturday, January 26, 2013

Thank you illuminati-design.
I am very new to this game. I intend to put my novel into an ebook, but also a paper book. I am advised the standard soft back is 13cms by 20cms or thereabouts. May be you can even advise me what size you feel is best. The word total is 173,500. I'm afraid I have no idea what thickness this produces. By a wrap round, do you mean the front cover design extends to the back as well? I don't' mind if this is different as I had thought of one of the internet images of the Dof B with the words around as the back cover, but an extension of the front through the spine and onto the back would also suit. Am I able to attach an image to this reply if required?
Thanks for your interest.
Malcolm


by Project Owner on Sunday, January 27, 2013

Illuminati design. I think I went brain dead. If I use the same cover for ebook and paper which I will then presumably I should only consider a front cover and a back cover because the ebook only shows the front cover? I assume a wrap round doesn't cater for this as you lose some of the effect on the front cover?


by Kornelija on Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Hi,

I want to ask what nationality were husband and wife?


by Project Owner on Tuesday, January 29, 2013


by Project Owner on Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Thank you kornelija. they were British


by Project Owner on Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Thank you for the first design submission. Am I able to send you a picture to take the place of the family on the back page.

 I feel unhappy about using a family without their permission.
 Malcolm


by Fokutza on Friday, February 1, 2013

If I am "the first design submission", please be so kind and send me the picture. Also help me with a hint about my design, as i am new to graphic designer and i want to become a better one, although i know i have no choice of winning this contest. Thank you very much for your support.


Fokutza


by Project Owner on Friday, February 1, 2013

Thank you for your design which i thought was great. I liked the setting in black and the whole cover design. However it was heavily biased to a war picture, which I must admit was a starting point I gave you. The next design with the hands took the story away from just the war and asked the reader to stop and conjecture further what the book was about. Technically I think your work was excellent. I was intrigued that only two of you took the brief on. I think it was a difficult brief and I haven't totally made up my mind but probably at this moment favour the hands. I would not have rejected your work.


by ezboy on Monday, February 4, 2013

Hi Mr. Malcolm, is it for ebook or paperbook?


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