The Writer's Tool Box
4 Things Every Awesome Book Cover Needs
Don’t judge a book by its cover! Or so we’ve all heard. In all honesty, an awesome book cover can make or break your book’s sales. While it’s certainly romantic to think that your book’s worth is solely determined by its content, the fact of the matter is that it’s the cover that will entice a customer. The better the cover, the more likely the book will sell. Here are four points to consider when designing your own awesome book cover. Get Yourself an Awesome Book Cover A focal point: Every awesome book cover will immediately demand attention,…
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What Book Cover Font Should You Use?
If you’re designing your own book cover, there are all sorts of challenges that you’re bound to run into. One of the biggest obstacles you may have come across is how to go about presenting the most important feature – your title. This is where you’ll have to make several very important decisions about something you may have only just begun to regard – book cover font. Which Book Cover Font Is Right for Me? For most people, their experience with font begins and ends with the 12-point Times New Roman font. With book cover fonts, however, there’s…
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What Kind of E-Book Sales Will Your Cover Bring In?
A picture is worth a thousand words, and in this case, it can be worth a lot of money, as well. The cover of an e-book can often be the final – or only – factor that customers use when making their purchases. It can also be the key difference in your audience’s eyes between a trusted professional and a wannabe amateur. Your credibility and your profits are on the line, so it’s important that you ask yourself, how much of your e-book sales will your cover be responsible for? What E-Book Sales Will Your Cover Really Make? There’s…
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What You Should Know About Copyright Statute of Limitations
What do you do if you find that someone has plagiarized your writing? It’s unthinkable, but you should always be prepared for the worst, especially where copyright law is concerned. Fortunately, the law heavily favors the copyright holder in these situations. This is where something called copyright statute of limitations becomes your good friend. What Is Copyright Statute of Limitations? A statute of limitations is a legal term describing the maximum period of time during which legal action can be taken. The length of time is going to vary based on the crime committed. Oftentimes the more serious the…
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What Is Fair Use Copyright?
While copyright law prevents anyone from using your work as their own, there is one exception – fair use copyright. Whether you’re looking to borrow from someone else’s material or you’re concerned that other people may be using yours, it’s important that you know just what is fair use copyright. What Is Fair Use Copyright? Fair use copyright is an exception to copyright law that permits one creator limited use of another creator’s works without needing to acquire their permission. This extends to news, criticism, teaching, and more. While it may seem like it has the potential to be easily…
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