About Us

Everyone likes an underdog story. Show me a person who doesn’t love Cool Runnings and I’ll show you a liar. But while comparisons to Jamaican bobsled teams may be tenuous, damonza.com did start out similarly modest and unassuming. Founded by Damon Freeman in 2012 as nothing more than a side project, Damonza has since grown into a trailblazer in book cover design, formatting and marketing. Having built an incredibly talented and passionate team, Damonza has produced thousands of book covers for a multitude of authors since its foundation, including many New York Times and USA Today bestsellers.

At Damonza cover design is more than just our job; it’s what gets us out of bed in the morning. To us there’s no better feeling than turning an author’s dream into reality. We love what we do, and you’re sure to love it too!

Don't believe us? Check out these testimonials

Damon Freeman

FOUNDER AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR

After nearly two decades in the design and advertising industries and launching several successful businesses along the way, Damon Freeman stumbled into book cover design in 2011 as a part-time experiment. His timing couldn’t have been better: the self-publishing boom hit, and what began as a side project quickly became a thriving business.

By 2012, Damon left the world of agency deadlines and client pitches behind to focus on building Damonza full-time. He soon discovered that despite his best efforts, he wasn’t in fact a sleepless cyborg capable of running two careers at once, and chose to pour everything into his new venture.

As Damonza’s founder and Creative Director, Damon focuses on making sure every project that leaves the studio gives an author’s book its strongest shot at success. He leads a team of talented designers, pushes the work to meet consistently high standards, and keeps an eye on new trends while staying grounded in what matters most: helping every book reach its full potential.

Benjamin Carrancho


Benjamin’s design and marketing career began in 2000, and before joining Damonza he’d been involved in the development of three very successful businesses in the field. Since answering Damon’s call in 2012 Benjamin has become an absolutely invaluable member of the team, and is now responsible for the delivery of everything that happens inside the book. His creative talent combined with his eye for detail ensure that every book that Damonza is involved with has the greatest possible chance of success. Just don’t forget us little people when you make it big.

Testimonials

We’re super grateful to all the authors and publishers who’ve taken the time to pay us a compliment or write a testimonial.

Thank you for your great work. My print and digital book definitely look professional and the artwork matches the content perfectly. You gave my book a memorable and compelling feeling. I will soon come to you with new projects.
DANIELE VIRGILLITOAuthor
After a ton of research, I chose Damonza to design the cover for my nonfiction book. As well, I hired them to do the interior formatting. First off, and most importantly, they did a killer job on both. Added bonus, they were true to their word, they met or exceeded every deadline they promised, and they responded lightning fast to all questions or concerns I had throughout the process. I highly (HIGHLY!) recommend Damonza to you Indie authors out there. Good people are hard to find. These guys are the good guys!
DANI RUSSEYAuthor
Pleasing results produced professionally. Damon Freeman’s team created a fantastic cover that captured the spirit of my memoir; designed a beautiful, easy-to-read interior layout; worked wonderfully with some awful photos I really had to have in the book; dealt patiently with a first-time author; and produced results on time as promised with revisions delivered next day. I’ll be working with them again on my next project. Bravo, Damonza.com.
DAVID L. HAASEAuthor
I want to pay you a compliment. I worked in customer service for a few years, and I know how important that is for a business. You provide great customer service! Your attitude towards pleasing the customer is very appreciated. You are upbeat, kind, a very fast worker, and a pleasure to work with. I’m going to be happy to sing your praises to others in my writer’s group. So a big thanks to you.
BEVERLY KNAUERAuthor
Thank you so much for all of your hard work. You have made the process of getting my novel ready for publication smooth, simple, exciting and enjoyable. Everything was easy for me, and you both answered my many questions quickly, concisely, and clearly. I am so happy that I discovered Damonza and ended up working with you two. Your work is wonderful, and you are both professional, courteous and helpful. Thank you so much for all of your efforts on my behalf, you made what could have been an intimidating and complicated process into a pleasure.
KATHERINE SAVAGEAuthor
The Damonza team is BRILLIANT. Naturally their design work is incredible, but above all it’s their excellent communication that makes all the difference. Chrissy was an absolute pleasure to work with. I am absolutely thrilled with their work and cannot recommend them highly enough.
AXEL CRUISEAuthor
I’ve had nine traditionally published book, and I was a bit worried about the indie-publishing process, but Damonza eliminated any concerns I had from day-one. The manuscript formatting was handled with supreme professionalism and patience, and the cover design left me speechless. I’ve never been so delirious about a book cover in my entire career. These folks know how to do their jobs!
ROBIN MAXWELLAuthor
The folks at Damonza are amazing. I am finishing my 2nd book cover and internal formatting with them. They nailed it on the cover each time. For the 2nd book, I have continued to pester them with minor changes and they have been nothing but responsive and kind. I cannot recommend them enough.
Kevin O'ConnorAuthor
I use Damonza for all of my covers and have been thrilled with the results. (And the sales) If you are looking for a professional cover that will attract readers and put you on par with the best covers in the business, look no further.
Nathan Van CoopsAuthor

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Damonza.com is a division of Booknack Limited | NZBN 608290

PHYSICAL ADDRESS:
G04/5 Rose Garden Lane
Albany, Auckland
0632
New Zealand

MAILING ADDRESS:
59 Maka Terrace
Orewa, Auckland
0931
New Zealand

E-MAIL:
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Damonza is a proud member of The Authors Guild and The Alliance of Independent Authors

We're closed for the holidays.

Our supply of 2024 creative juice has run dry, so

from 20 December to 6 January

 we’re taking a break to allow that well to refill.

During this time, all projects will be paused and will continue when we’re back up and running in the new year. You are still welcome to place new orders at any time and get an early kick-off to 2025.

Thank you so much for your support during 2024, and we wish you all the best over this festive season. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, Joyous Kwanzaa, Happy Pancha Ganapati, Happy Yuletide, Zarathosht Diso Mubarak, Happy HumanLight and Season’s Greetings.

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