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Hardcover vs Paperback: Which Is Right for Your Book?

By Damonza on July 11, 2018 in Blog, Book Cover, Damonza

The humble book cover was initially designed to do nothing more than protect the valuable pages it encapsulated. At a time when a monk could spend a literal lifetime creating a perfectly crafted copy of […]

What’s the Difference between Print and eBook Covers? (Part 2)

By Damonza on May 30, 2018 in Book Cover, Book Cover Designer, Damonza

Last year I stole 5 minutes of your valuable time to explain why eBook covers are different to print covers, despite the awkward fact that both are designed for the sole purpose of covering your […]

Literally vs Figuratively: Why Your Book Cover Should Keep ‘Em Guessing

By Damonza on May 24, 2018 in Book Cover, Book Cover Designer, Damonza

There’s a beauty in telling a story in as few keystrokes as possible. Simmering your prose down to the bare bones serves to make it clearer, more impactful and more exciting. “The road to hell […]

6 Common Self-Publishing Slip-Ups – and How to Avoid Them

By Damonza on May 22, 2018 in Blog, Book Cover, Damonza

“The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything.” Good point Teddy Roosevelt. And as a self-publishing author you are most certainly doing something, so it’s inevitable that there’ll […]

The Importance of a Professional Book Cover Design

By Damonza on February 22, 2018 in Blog, Book Cover, Book Cover Designer, Damonza

In today’s world of wikiHow and YouTube tutorials the more hands-on amongst us are becoming less and less inclined to outsource work to trained professionals. If detailed instructions on how to unblock a pipe or […]

Things to Think about When It Comes to Creating Your Book’s Title

By Damonza on May 18, 2017 in Blog, Book Cover, Damonza

Your book’s title. Never will an author place so high a value on so small an amount of words. And by no means is the magnitude of this choice misguided. Choosing a title will be […]

What Do I Look for in a Good Book Cover Design Firm?

By Damonza on April 27, 2017 in Blog, Book Cover, Book Cover Designer, Damonza

In certain professions, ability, to some degree, can be measured at a glance. If you want to hire a jockey, don’t go for the one who looks just as likely to eat the horse as […]

How Does the Damonza Cover Design Process Play Out?

By Damonza on April 19, 2017 in Blog, Book Cover, Damonza

Producing a beautiful cover for your newly completed book is the last leg of the journey – the final wrapping of the literary gift. But for those in the market for a cover, how exactly […]

A Slight Change of Tack in Damonza’s Terms and Conditions

By Damonza on April 12, 2017 in Blog, Book Cover, Damonza

In volume of jokes made, Terms and Conditions are the 21st century equivalent of plane food in the 90s. So I’m going to resolutely hold myself back from this low hanging fruit. The basis of […]

A Brief History of Damonza

By Damonza on April 4, 2017 in Blog, Book Cover, Book Cover Designer, Damonza

As a business whose clients are professional storytellers, the decision to tell the story of Damonza isn’t one to be taken lightly. Let’s face it, it’s going to lack the exhilaration of one of […]

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