Is a book cover a secret weapon to get books sold? Many people think so. What does research say? I know what I’ve done recently!

Research on the Importance of a Book Cover

“A high-quality book cover not only looks great, but also communicates its genre and attracts the “right” readers with relevant trends, color schemes, and more.”

https://reedsy.com/blog/guide/book-cover-design

“Studies show that 79% of people make a split-second decision about picking up a book based solely on its cover, according to design platform Wixel.”

https://mixam.com/blog/education/how-book-cover-design-drives-sales#:~:text=Introduction,according%20to%20design%20platform%20Wixel.

For my first three books, I designed the cover, not knowing any better, but since then I have had 100Covers.com do my covers. Why? Because I believed the research stated above.

I love what 100Covers.com have produced, and they are so easy to work with. We collaborate with resources I find and shared with them. Then they did the magic and created eye-appealing covers.

My First Book Covers

Somewhere I found a review I ignored about my first book, This Tumbleweed Land’s cover. On the original cover, I had a text box covering the tumbleweed in the picture. That’s the theme of this book, so what a revelation. I loved the photo I used with Mesa de Maya in the background (noted on some of the first maps every made of the southeastern part of Colorado). But that mesa wasn’t mentioned in my book, so I had 100Covers.com redo it and I released it last week.

Here’s the comparison:

What do you think?

My Newest Book Cover Is In a Contest

Time Measured Out!: Navigating Life’s Journey Through Poetry is in a nonfiction book cover right now on AllAuthor.com. It has entered the final round and the winners (1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd) will be announced March 31.

Right now my book cover is in 2nd place with 120 votes, but with another book, The Amazing Dinosaur Dictionary for Kids, hovers right behind me with 119 votes.

What do you think?

The book cover in first place, Phoenix Rising, has 186 votes.

Here’s it’s cover:

So, I would appreciate your vote at https://allauthor.com/cover-of-the-month/20500/ to keep me in a solid 2^nd place and maybe jump up and take over 1^st place.

My 1^st Place Winning Book Cover

Hair on Fire: A Heartwarming & Humorous Christmas Memoir received 1^st place in the nonfiction book cover contest at AllAuthor.com in May, 2024. It was so exciting to communicate with my different social media sites and my email lists to encourage people to vote, and I received comments back that encouraged me. They came through repeatedly, and this award added prestigious to my book.

Finally,

I have heard repeatedly from my many mentors the importance of my book covers. I truly believe a book cover can be a secret weapon to get people to buy and read my books.

If you missed the importance of your vote, it could make the difference for my book’s winning stance or not. Put down your cup of coffee, your beer, your book or your knitting. It will only take a couple minutes. Grab your phone, iPad or computer and go to https://allauthor.com/cover-of-the-month/20500/

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My Newest Books

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Buy My Audio Books:

This Tumbleweed Landed

Let Me Tell You a Story 

Hair on Fire: A Heartwarming & Humorous Memoir Audiobook

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