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3 WAYS TO BRAND YOUR COVERS

By: Janet Kobobel Grant

I’m an inveterate bookstore lurker, slipping into any shop along my path to peruse the aisles. On a recent trip, I checked out a Hudson News store in an airport and was taken aback when I saw this:

We all know that Nora Roberts is beyond prolific. (The Witness is her 200th book.) But the woman seems to have paid no attention to the concept of branding her covers so readers instantly know it’s a Nora Roberts book just by its appearance. I guess when each new release will hit the New York Times best-seller list regardless of what the cover looks like,  you don’t need to care.

But for us mere mortals, who are working hard to establish a publishing identity, branding via cover design can go a long way to draw regular readers.

How can you develop a signature look to your covers? With the cooperation (or instigation) of your publisher, it’s not as hard as you might think. Here are three ways to brand your covers:

1. Always use the same font for your name. 

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Read the full article HERE!

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Happy writing and running, Kathy