Cover Art Thank you for your interest in my eBook Cover design service. I take pride in my work and I will work with you until you are satisfied with the art. I want your book to sell and I will give you a lot of my time and effort to that end. The payment for labor is required before work can begin. My pricing structure is as follows: Labor for front cover: $50.00 (images extra) Labor for back cover and spine for print book: $25.00 Most cover designers only allow a small number of revisions; 4 – 6. I have been allowing unlimited revisions which eat up a lot of time. This is not fair to other authors I am working with concurrently; it slows down my turn-around time for everyone. So now, I am allowing 10 free revisions. Any more than that will require an additional fee of $5.00 per revision. Still more generous than most. Besides, if we can't get it done in ten, there's something wrong! ;-) How I Work: I obtain most of my resources from the stock photo web site DreamsTime.com where the cost of the graphics does not 'break the bank'. The cost of these items depends on which, and how many images I ultimately use in the creation of your cover. The Dreamstime pricing structure has 6 Levels and 7 sizes available for images. You will always have the option of choosing a less expensive (or more expensive) image. I try to use Level 0 and/or Level 1 Medium size images to keep the costs low and I must have your approval on all the images before finalizing the cover. The going rate for a freelance designer to create book cover art is anywhere from $300 to $1,000 or more. This price is for a physical dust jacket and the art is usually done with traditional media, paints and brushes, pen and ink, etc. What I do is obtain a few royalty free images and combine them in an artful way to convey the concept of the book. This method can be just as compelling as the traditional method. Of course, I add the title, subtitle and author’s name to the cover as well. Most authors send me a synopsis of their book and/or the first two chapters* so that I can get an idea of the concept to portray. Sometimes an author will send me the whole book and allow me to scan it for exciting scenes to fire my imagination. That’s totally up to you. I work as quickly as possible, often working nights and weekends to complete a commission. I have completed covers in as little as two hours and as many as twelve hours over the course of two or three days. I do accept tips. :) I will be sending you drafts of the cover as we go along and make changes; feel free to suggest any changes you think might make the design better and I will try them. I will supply you with two cover files for the web; one for Smashwords and other online ebook sellers, of 900px on the long side, and Amazon Kindle's new size requirement; 2500px on the long side. If you need a custom size, please let me know before work begins. If you have any ideas about what you would like to see on your cover, let me know and that’s where we’ll begin. It is not necessary, but if you would like to give me credit for your cover art, I would appreciate it. This is one way to do it, just add the following to your copyright page: Cover Design Copyright © 2012 by (http://DigitalDonna.Com) *A note about content: I do not read pornographic material in preparation for designing a cover, nor do I use images that depict nudity, hate, or cruelty towards animals or people. Print Cover Art The main difference between eBook cover graphics and print cover graphics is the file size/resolution. Normally, eBook covers are only used on the web, so they can be created at 72 dpi. However, when designing a cover for print-on-demand publishers, the cover has to be created at 300 dpi; high resolution, to get a quality print on the cover of the book. After the front cover is created, I charge an additional $25.00* to complete the back cover and spine. The product you end up with will be a full size .jpg and/or a pdf. You will know beforehand what you need if you have decided on a self-publishing site to publish your book. I will need the exact dimensions of the finished product including the spine in order for it to print correctly. Most POD publishers supply cover artists with a template which is built after they know the dimensions of your book and the number of pages in the finished product. *prices subject to change