Gather Ideas and Inspirationīefore you can start creating your cover, you obviously have to know what you’re going to put on it.
Below, you’ll find a step by step guide on how to utilize this tool to create a professional-looking cover for your self-published book. In that case the best and easiest tool for the job if you’re a beginner (or on a budget) is the free graphic design tool, Canva. You just want to make a real nice cover without us.
You could of course make it really easy for yourself and use our cover designer, but what if you’re not planning on creating your book on our platform? As shocking as it was for us to consider that possibility, we get it.
This time, we’re here to provide you with a guide on how to create a book cover based on the principles covered in that article. A while ago, we published an article talking about what makes a good cover.
