Some very practical advise straight from the horses mouth, as they say.
Cover best practices – Finding the Right Designer for You: Guido Caroti | IndieReCon 2015.
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I got a great cover design from http://www.ebookslaunch.com
Great people to work with. I also had them do my internal formatting prior to sending it to CreateSpace and it was right first time. All of this saved me money and more importantly time.
Thanks for the info, Irving. I’ll put it on my list.
Getting help with the internal formatting is a good idea. I use Indesign for my clients, which allows so many design options that word formatting can’t and easily converts to a print ready pdf that any printer can use.
Good luck with your book!
What’s the title?
Christine