Writing Books Remains a Tough Way to Make a Living (2022)

Re:Writing Books Remains a Tough Way to Make a Living (2022) by yojo on Wednesday January 03, 2024 @12:07PM (#38856516)

Not sure what your standards are, but a notably bad cover also shows the author has invested essentially $0 in their book. You can get passable quality work from sites like GetCovers for ~$10-$30 (I think I paid $25). Though it’s possible these are the kinds of covers you’re reacting negatively to.

“Real” covers from US-based artists start at more like $300, which is a more substantial outlay for a project that’s unlikely to pay it back.

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Re:Writing Books Remains a Tough Way to Make a Living (2022) by Taylor_OD on Wednesday January 03, 2024 @04:02PM (#38859862)

Yeah I guess the issue is that there is a huge gap between notable bad, good, and what seems to come from trad publishing.

I dont think most of the covers are that BAD. They just stick out and its clear this book is self published.

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