***UPDATE*** I learned how to design book covers in PHOTOSHOP which is a higher quality design option that I'd highly recommend to other authors - if you want to see both my designs and my experience / things I learned / how I was able to do this, check out this video here: kzitem.info/news/bejne/ta54l6mdb6qfZqg
@SpicePrincess1890
3 жыл бұрын
You never want to save any digital art or photomanipulations as a JPEG/JPG, even if you don't print. JPEG/JPG files are compressed and it will cause your image to loose pixel information like certain colors or details. You ALWAYS want to save as a PNG.
@BethanyAtazadeh
3 жыл бұрын
Good to know! I feel like I'd still save it as a jpg if it was a very small image that didn't matter or anything I do on social media, just because they take up less space on the harddrive lol, but otherwise 100% agree that quality is better as a png!
@Hildervinge
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this information 😄
@ravengenevieve8831
2 жыл бұрын
and save as pdf if using for Kindle, flattened, selecting options for printing if paperback publishing
@Financiallyfreeauthor
Жыл бұрын
I usually save as a jpg for website images so the page loads better, do you think that's a bad idea?
@helsphoenix2623
3 жыл бұрын
A pinch of patience and a fifth of gin. :)
@BethanyAtazadeh
3 жыл бұрын
Bahaha yes! 😂😂😂
@SenpaiArtic
3 жыл бұрын
@@BethanyAtazadeh Hi i have a question i really love the font u did on the stolen kingdom, may I know the font please Im in love with it
@daydreamingstars2980
3 жыл бұрын
Me- **about to go to sleep** Bethany- **uploads** Me-*“Forget sleep!”*
@sajedamanzoor8243
Жыл бұрын
Wow this is so helpful. I am a writer and wrote many poems for 14 books but now time to self publish. The way you described everything with pinch of patience and other ingredients is amazing. I will give you bunch of love not a pinch. Thank you so much.
@dariocarrascojr.6332
3 жыл бұрын
This is a very helpful video. I'm starting to do self-publishing and I still have a lot of questions and this really help to point me in the right direction. Thanks.
@alecharper515
7 ай бұрын
What a refreshing presentation! Love the "imagery" in your intro. Lots of good leads, particularly the KDP template (and their 40-minute tutorial). Good luck everyone! 😊
@lesleybarklay798
3 жыл бұрын
So much fun! I use canva for covers all the time - usually just front covers. This was super helpful for figuring out how to do wraps.
@BethanyAtazadeh
3 жыл бұрын
Yayyy! So happy you liked it and canva rocks! 🙌🏻
@lesleybarklay798
3 жыл бұрын
@@BethanyAtazadeh my husband introduced me to canva about three years ago. I had spent 2 hours trying to design a flyer for a church event, only to come up with a grainy, boring, awful looking design. I asked if he thought it was okay (he's an art teacher), and he tactfully said, "Uh... it's a bit grainy. Have you ever used canva before?" Less than twenty minutes later I had a beautiful, professional looking design. Since then, I have become the go-to girl when people want a flyer designed.
@beccapony77
3 жыл бұрын
"A pinch of patience." Thank you, Bethany. I used the KDP cover maker and it definitely has its frustrating limitations. It did work with the free photo I had from Unsplash that was a wrap around. Getting the words the way and color I wanted was not optimal. I went with it anyway. :-)
@BethanyAtazadeh
3 жыл бұрын
Haha yay! And so glad you got it to work - I agree it’s pretty limited but it’s nice to have it as an option sometimes. Excited that you got a cover made! 🙌🏻🎉
@pragyashashidharan7098
3 жыл бұрын
The amount of patience needed is honestly so true. Great video, really enjoyed watching👍
@BethanyAtazadeh
3 жыл бұрын
Yes!! Haha thank you, so happy you liked it! ☺️
@xptechmikie
8 ай бұрын
Your instructions Bethany were extremely clear and thorough. The presentation was absolutely captivating. And by the way, you have absolutely lovely eyes, too.
@christygetscrafty
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this! I’ve been wondering how to make a cover to announce my NaNoWriMo project. This will be perfect! I thought your whole approach to this was super cute.
@BethanyAtazadeh
3 жыл бұрын
Woohoo! Love hearing that and what a fun reason to make a cover! You’re making me want to go make one for my NaNo project too! 🙌🏻❤️
@MCReyWrites
2 ай бұрын
I can't thank you enough on how helpful your videos are! :D
@kms_23
3 жыл бұрын
A pinch of patience! Also you are way more tech savvy then you give yourself credit for. You are definitely Level 7 at least.
@BethanyAtazadeh
3 жыл бұрын
Haha love that, thank you!! Lol this is the best!
@mosesrodriguez1494
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the quick lesson on how to attack a book cover design.
@Banferti
9 ай бұрын
Coming in 2023 to say I'm glad I found this and I'm keeping my pinch of patience handy
@Financiallyfreeauthor
Жыл бұрын
I enjoy making covers as a relaxing distraction from writing lol
@helenarichard
2 жыл бұрын
I want to learn how to make book covers like those cute ones by Manuela Inusa, Santa Montefiore or Dinah Jefferies
@isaaccomfort3850
2 жыл бұрын
thanks a lot, i have being wondering at my wonder land where i would have started from . thank u very much am all warmed up to begin
@ryanmedina5090
3 жыл бұрын
This was amazing and when I wanna do a proof copy aI will be coming back to review and use this video. Thanks Bethany.
@BethanyAtazadeh
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ryan! So glad you liked it! ☺️
@jvantonder651
4 ай бұрын
Thank you.
@tyclarkgsorealtor8168
2 жыл бұрын
A pint of patience! Good stuff.
@cwfcwfcwf
3 жыл бұрын
This was a very creative way to describe a difficult task. Nice job, Bethany. :)
@BethanyAtazadeh
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Charles! So glad you liked it! :)
@amandalynnpetrin1086
3 жыл бұрын
This is so helpful! KDP is super easy, but I had no idea how to make the cover for ingram spark. Now to figure out hardcovers... (Not that I would design my own covers, but it would be nice to change formats if needed)
@BethanyAtazadeh
3 жыл бұрын
So glad this was helpful! And you can use that template cover for Barnes & Noble Press as well :) I have never done a hardcover, but I believe that Ingramspark also has templates you can download from their website and I assume that it would be a very similar process of using their hardcover template and info to put a cover together! :)
@amandalynnpetrin1086
3 жыл бұрын
@@BethanyAtazadeh Thank you!
@philwiens4554
Жыл бұрын
Even if its not proffessional its something to use to get an idea
@JamesSedgwick-jp6hh
5 ай бұрын
Hello Bethany. Great video. I was wondering if there was another program to use for wraparound in case I decided to go to D2D instead of KDP.
@JamesSedgwick-jp6hh
5 ай бұрын
BTW I don't really see anything wrong with the mock cover you have here. I think it looks rather nice. I've seen far worse covers from some of the big traditional publishing houses over the years. LOL
@humanitycode
2 жыл бұрын
Away from the fun and interesting video, Isn’t she a gorgeous queen?
@sararobinson5632
3 жыл бұрын
I am an adventurer so I am going to have a go! Definitely want a pro cover but if I can't afford it then canva will be the next best thing.
@Chemshaw
10 ай бұрын
i do book binding as a hobby so how would i work something like this for that printing wise?
@poppie267
Жыл бұрын
Nice thanks i was thinking of self publishing myself.
@lunalilaclily
3 жыл бұрын
Your videos have been extra cute lately and I'm so here for it 💗
@BethanyAtazadeh
3 жыл бұрын
Yay! Thank you! So happy you liked it!
@maryelizabethtait9435
3 жыл бұрын
Ahhhh I loved this. So helpful. And I definitely need more than a pinch of patience 😉
@BethanyAtazadeh
3 жыл бұрын
Hahah me too! 😂 yay so happy you liked it, thanks Mary!
@danielsaunders2892
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Bethany. This video is really helpful. I have found Derek Murphy to be helpful, too.
@BethanyAtazadeh
3 жыл бұрын
So glad you liked it! And Derek Murphy has awesome resources for covers - I really enjoy his 3-D cover creator tool! And also his diybookformatting.com which I use for all my books! 🙌🏻🥰
@danielsaunders2892
3 жыл бұрын
@@BethanyAtazadeh that's worth knowing. Have a signed copy of Evaline"s Number. It's a real page Turner!
@derekscott7912
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for all this information; you've definitely inspired me to progress with publishing myself.
@aditikaparwan2116
2 жыл бұрын
Love the way you explained!
@donnegalgordon
11 ай бұрын
You should make a new video about this now that you've made the new covers for the Stolen Kingdom series! Those turned out absolutely beautiful and it'd be nice to see if anything has changed for your process or if you've learned some new things about making covers that you didn't know before!
@BethanyAtazadeh
11 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, I'm glad you like them! I don't feel like an expert enough to do a tutorial, because using photoshop was waaaaay more complicated than canva haha, but that said, I actually did share a ton of my experience and the learning curves / things I picked up about cover design in this video here: kzitem.info/news/bejne/ta54l6mdb6qfZqg
@donnegalgordon
11 ай бұрын
@@BethanyAtazadeh I will go check that out then! Thanks! :)
@LostinMemory
3 жыл бұрын
I didn't know about the KDP paperback template, but I do now. Thank you!
@BethanyAtazadeh
3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@reginaalvarado4338
Жыл бұрын
I appreciate this info!!
@lisafrankenstein3657
2 жыл бұрын
So, so helpful!
@AuthorSydneyRain
3 жыл бұрын
A pinch of patience is all you need :)
@BethanyAtazadeh
3 жыл бұрын
❤️ 😜
@LaMoniqueMac
3 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial. Love the time & patience props. 💕
@BethanyAtazadeh
3 жыл бұрын
Yay thank you! Haha glad you liked them! 😜
@KammiLutz
3 жыл бұрын
Great Video! I love your ingredients 🤣! I didn't know you could save different versions to look at simultaneously. I'll have to try it out. Did you just change the coloring of the picture until it looked like a fantasy image? I've been struggling to find fantasy images for my mood boards. Being able to use the Canva pictures would help a lot!
@BethanyAtazadeh
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! 😆 and yeah I’ve discovered so many canva features I didn’t used to know about, love that site! I tested out all the filters and also played with the settings manually too, but it helped me to set my own covers beside it to get a feel for the coloring I wanted, so if you found some fantasy covers you liked and wanted to mimic that could help you choose the coloring! :) good luck!
@alypaws6952
Жыл бұрын
Hi Thank you for this video!! loving how you teach .. Curious how you do the spine of the book . thanks
@BethanyAtazadeh
11 ай бұрын
In this case, I was either doing ebooks only or I would use KDP's cover creator to make the spine and back - BUT I've since learned how to design book covers in photoshop, so if you're curious, here's the link to that video to learn more! kzitem.info/news/bejne/ta54l6mdb6qfZqg
@leenthelnah
Жыл бұрын
big idea on how you put things together 0:50
@antoineg2312
2 жыл бұрын
Very helpful information. Thank you for sharing!
@BethanyAtazadeh
2 жыл бұрын
You are so welcome!
@indianyogiclore
2 жыл бұрын
This is a great video making.
@authorkiterafrey
7 күн бұрын
Okay, but still maddening because the patience looks like chocolate chips - and no one should ever use just a pinch of chocolate chips.
@BethanyAtazadeh
Күн бұрын
😂😂 fair point!
@itzhaktzvishohat7490
2 жыл бұрын
A pinch of patience
@kuldeep.vkmalik
2 жыл бұрын
Yha this is very helpful video
@messianictemple5105
2 жыл бұрын
I have a couple of questions. I already have a book cover that is 5 by 8 inches. I want to change it 8 by 9 to suit my new edition of the manuscript. I also have a template for the 6 by 9. How can I edit some words on the cover...delete and redo, and how to resize it. please explain it to me, I need to do I for the first time. Let me know how to do it in Adobe PS. thanks!
@graciemitchell1169
3 жыл бұрын
Love your videos! Very helpful!
@BethanyAtazadeh
3 жыл бұрын
Yay thank you Gracie!🥰
@BethanyAtazadeh
3 жыл бұрын
Don't forget to 💻 SIGN UP FOR MY AUTHOR NEWSLETTER for FREE exclusives (starting with the first HALF of The Stolen Kingdom + a step-by-step self-publishing guide and template): www.bethanyatazadeh.com/contact
@melissaleigh-ann4050
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Bethany !! Absolutely love how helpful your videos are . Can you make a planner template I’d try process . Just a layout similar to how you personally organize release days marketing days etc
@BethanyAtazadeh
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! I will see what I can do!
@aminbagheri4931
2 жыл бұрын
thanks for this
@EB-17
2 жыл бұрын
Let me come back when I have patience.
@fruitlandparklibrarycomput453
3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting, I enjoyed it.
@BethanyAtazadeh
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@LarryHolisky
3 жыл бұрын
Great video. Love your enthusiasm. 😁
@BethanyAtazadeh
3 жыл бұрын
Haha thank you! :)
@lilynielsen6437
3 жыл бұрын
I did my own cover after doing my own photoshoot
@BethanyAtazadeh
3 жыл бұрын
That's awesome!
@amandaamanda2540
3 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU.
@sanaamin5651
3 жыл бұрын
*Video Suggestion* Can you please make a video about plot boards. Really need help in making and organising my story structure. 🙋🏻♀️🙋🏻♀️
@BethanyAtazadeh
3 жыл бұрын
That's a great video suggestion! I will add it to my list, but it might not happen til next year so in the meantime, I would def recommend my videos on outlining (if you search my name + outline a bunch of them should come up, and also my videos on "save the cat writes a novel" will give you TONS of story structure videos that I've done with my critique partner, Brittany Wang!) Also, highly recommend the book Save the Cat Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody, that's the method I use for outlining all my novels! :)
@sanaamin5651
3 жыл бұрын
Bethany Atazadeh THANK YOU SO MUCH♥️♥️ That’s so sweet of you to suggest. I’m definitely gonna binge watch all the outlining videos now! 😊
@sirjames19
Жыл бұрын
I made my own cover for myself on photoshop.
@BethanyAtazadeh
11 ай бұрын
That's awesome! I just learned how to do that too here: kzitem.info/news/bejne/ta54l6mdb6qfZqg
@Mae-rr5ye
2 жыл бұрын
Can u freely use those photos you searched up on Canva? Don't u need rights to publish any searches? Looking into cover info. Thanks!
@AuthorAnnaCatanzariti
3 жыл бұрын
So is that real thyme or just time 😂😂😂 sorry lame i know but I had to 😜 Great Video x
@BethanyAtazadeh
3 жыл бұрын
Bahaha love it! I should’ve used real Thyme!! 😂😂😂
@billyhonorat1312
2 жыл бұрын
So I have to pay Unplash to use their content for commercial book cover? I thought these photos were free, were they not?
@scotiakilby7126
3 жыл бұрын
Could u go to word and show us how to get the size of the pages instead of big papers what size should they be?
@BethanyAtazadeh
3 жыл бұрын
I have an entire formatting series on Word, check it out! ;)
@milissaellan6805
3 жыл бұрын
A pinch of patience.... I think I need to get it in bulk at Costco, though... 😅
@quentinmitchell225
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 🙏
@KagedCreations08XX
2 жыл бұрын
Is there somewhere to print just a dust jacket? You know with a pinch of patience
@MammaSerpent
2 жыл бұрын
So I'm writing a book about a girl going back and time to 67 million years ago. I am really good at drawing dinosaurs, so I originally wanted to draw the dinosaurs myself. I do want to sell this, so should I still pay for a cover designer? Or could I draw the image, and then pay for a editor to edit it to make people want to actually buy it?
@messianictemple5105
2 жыл бұрын
What program are you using?
@laikacons
3 жыл бұрын
I use canva's illustrations for my poetry book
@BethanyAtazadeh
3 жыл бұрын
That's so cool!
@lowediggity27
10 ай бұрын
What if you cannot afford to pay a professional to help you with a book cover? I have a few books written and I am attempting to put pieces together for my book covers. I have literally no money to afford to pay someone to help me. I'm one of those struggling writers...
@nicholsmerin
3 жыл бұрын
Dying laughing!! 😅😂 Totally funny! Hahahah
@BethanyAtazadeh
3 жыл бұрын
Haha yay! Thank you so much! 😆
@katieakin1091
3 жыл бұрын
I’m working on a children’s book, and I’d really like to DIY the cover
@BethanyAtazadeh
3 жыл бұрын
Yay what a fun project! I hope you have fun making it! 🎉
@katieakin1091
3 жыл бұрын
Bethany Atazadeh so far, I am. I’m actually doing two books: one is a children’s book about a little boy who wants to be a dirt biker when he gets bigger that is being edited, and the other was going to be a children’s book but is now a middle grade chapter book..? It’s about mermaids and humans working together to fix pollution (it’ll be a series with each book tackling a different issue in the world)
@searchmeinyoutube
Жыл бұрын
How to Publish a "Free eBook" on KDP ??
@godofchaos6610
3 жыл бұрын
is there a way to make one with cardboard and paper? my parents wont let me on KDP cause they think its for 13 and up, which im not 13 yet so hhHHhhh.
@MUSICALHARMONY2806
2 жыл бұрын
Well I am writing a series so i need this and yeah it's for free I am not gonna sell it
@bonitahighley7922
Жыл бұрын
I do my own cover, I create my cover on my computer first, then upload,
@makeyoucryshow
3 жыл бұрын
A pinch of patience is all you need
@BethanyAtazadeh
3 жыл бұрын
Haha yes! 😂❤️
@daydreamingstars2980
3 жыл бұрын
My book is going to be free and I just wanted a simple cover so I made my own
@BethanyAtazadeh
3 жыл бұрын
Sweet! This will be perfect for your book then!
@demariemccurdy9953
2 жыл бұрын
A pinch (just a pinch) of patience.
@JoshTheGamerOfficial
2 жыл бұрын
I’m 11 I’m a youtuber I use canva to make all my thumbnails
@siyasingh6076
3 жыл бұрын
I am a professional cover designer. ;) Just kidding
@BethanyAtazadeh
3 жыл бұрын
LOL this cracked me up, love it!
@ladyangelaIII
3 жыл бұрын
#Bethany did you pay Amazon to sell your books? That is how selling books as an author at amazon really works right? Please, be honest. Cause I had no clue about that truth. In regards to that, I am at the moment not paying them and my books are stuck. They are not known in google only in the Amazon account.
@BethanyAtazadeh
3 жыл бұрын
Lol no, publishing on Amazon is 100% free through their company KDP (kindle direct publishing). They get their money by taking a percentage of each sale. If your book is stuck, call the help desk I pointed out to talk to someone who can help you pinpoint why. Good luck!
@mastercoder7631
3 жыл бұрын
Is KDP free???
@johnwashburn7858
3 жыл бұрын
im just trying to print a wattpad story o-o sooooooo
@thefunfettiknitetti655
10 ай бұрын
Coming here in three years later... pls ya girl needs help
@jwm66
6 ай бұрын
I do appreciate your video. However, please consider encouraging your viewers and authors that they can still be financially successful even with a self-made cover design.
@BethanyAtazadeh
6 ай бұрын
Done: kzitem.info/news/bejne/ta54l6mdb6qfZqg
@jwm66
6 ай бұрын
@@BethanyAtazadeh Thank you Bethany for your sending your video on how you learned to design your own book covers. Enjoy your day.
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