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How to Design a Book Cover in Canva (Beginner Cover Design Tutorial) // If you're self-publishing your first book and you're on a tight budget, then you may have considered designing your book cover yourself. In today's video, we're diving into the DIY route to design a book cover for free on Canva. This tutorial will be completely beginner-friendly and I'll also go into the pros and cons of using something like Canva to design a book cover.
Check out my book cover design courses: bit.ly/coverdesignbundle
Generate cover wrap templates for KDP: kdp.amazon.com/cover-calculator
How to Design a Paperback Wrap Book Cover for Amazon KDP in Photoshop: youtu.be/OckufNqHyYY
Learn more about designing book covers by checking out my YouTube playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZpcZ9u8pb_p3m6FDK-W9881VPgO6ZknM
IN THIS VIDEO:
0:00 - Intro
1:57 - Pros of Canva
3:26 - Cons of Canva
5:28 - Canva cover design tutorial
10:27 - Layers in Canva
11:44 - Creating a cover from scratch
18:00 - AI-generated photos in Canva
20:30 - Creating a cover wrap in Canva
22:33 - Creating guides in Canva
23:35 - Designing the cover wrap
→Book Cover Design Courses: bit.ly/coverdesignbundle
→Book Formatting Course (print & ebook formatting): bit.ly/formattingcourse
→Writing Stickers: stoneridgestickers.etsy.com
→Newsletter: bit.ly/2ozIoRx
→Hiking YouTube Channel: bit.ly/3gX1PvN
PLANNERS - - - - - - - - - -
→My Writing Planner: amzn.to/3EIi0tS
→My Novel Outline Planner: amzn.to/3DQMtVJ
→My Book Launch Planner: amzn.to/3HMrbuj
NON-FICTION BOOKS - - - - - - - - - -
→How Your Book Sells Itself: amzn.to/2NRwufz
→Grow Your Author Platform: amzn.to/38vELxB
→Book Sales That Multiply: amzn.to/2sNdqb1
→Secrets to Selling Books on Social Media: amzn.to/38GMYBs
→Plan a Profitable Book Launch: amzn.to/3jFaHYO
FICTION BOOKS - - - - - - - - - -
→Meet Me at the Summit: amzn.to/3zJfdLJ
→Let the Rubble Fall: amzn.to/3UgMxDx
→The Trail to You & Me: amzn.to/3X8vEiX
→Essence: amzn.to/2Rmv6CS
→I am Mercy: amzn.to/36bg73J
→She's Not Here: amzn.to/30RDy0W
→Mr. Moon's Big Move: amzn.to/3n8JZtE
FIND ME ONLINE- - - - - - - - - -
Social Media: @mandilynnwrites
→Stone Ridge Stickers: instagram.com/stoneridgestickers
→The Book Launch Planner: instagram.com/thebooklaunchplanner
MY FAVORITE TOOLS- - - - - - - - - -
→Find KDP keywords and categories, PublisherRocket: mandilynnwrites--rocket.thrivecart.com/publisher-rocket
→eBook Formatting, Kotobee Author: https://www.kotobee.com?aff=ae92e
→Social media graphics, Canva: partner.canva.com/XxNvK5
→Music in videos, Epidemic Sound: epidemicsound.com/referral/fpblic
→Email software, ConvertKit: https://convertkit.com?lmref=UwP7aQ
Mandi Lynn published her first novel when she was seventeen. The author of multiple books, Mandi spends her days continuing to write and creating YouTube videos to help other writers achieve their dreams of seeing their books published. Mandi is the owner of Stone Ridge Books, a company that works to help authors bring their books to life through cover design and digital book marketing. She is also the creator of The Book Launch Planner, a planner designed to help authors publish and market their books. When she’s not creating, you can find Mandi exploring her backyard or getting lost in the woods.
#kdp #selfpublishing #bookcoverdesign
youtu.be/vTGrriEsn8I
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♪ Affogato (Prod. by Lukrembo)
Link : youtube.com/watch?v=YTUF1o9Sf3E
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DISCLAIMER: This video and description contain affiliate links. By purchasing a linked product or service, Mandi Lynn will receive a small commission at no additional fee to you.
How to Design a Book Cover in Canva (Beginner Cover Design Tutorial) // If you're self-publishing your first book and you're on a tight budget, then you may have considered designing your book cover yourself. In today's video, we're diving into the DIY route to design a book cover for free on Canva. This tutorial will be completely beginner-friendly and I'll also go into the pros and cons of using something like Canva to design a book cover.
Check out my book cover design courses: bit.ly/coverdesignbundle
Generate cover wrap templates for KDP: kdp.amazon.com/cover-calculator
How to Design a Paperback Wrap Book Cover for Amazon KDP in Photoshop: youtu.be/OckufNqHyYY
Learn more about designing book covers by checking out my YouTube playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZpcZ9u8pb_p3m6FDK-W9881VPgO6ZknM
IN THIS VIDEO:
0:00 - Intro
1:57 - Pros of Canva
3:26 - Cons of Canva
5:28 - Canva cover design tutorial
10:27 - Layers in Canva
11:44 - Creating a cover from scratch
18:00 - AI-generated photos in Canva
20:30 - Creating a cover wrap in Canva
22:33 - Creating guides in Canva
23:35 - Designing the cover wrap
→Book Cover Design Courses: bit.ly/coverdesignbundle
→Book Formatting Course (print & ebook formatting): bit.ly/formattingcourse
→Writing Stickers: stoneridgestickers.etsy.com
→Newsletter: bit.ly/2ozIoRx
→Hiking YouTube Channel: bit.ly/3gX1PvN
PLANNERS - - - - - - - - - -
→My Writing Planner: amzn.to/3EIi0tS
→My Novel Outline Planner: amzn.to/3DQMtVJ
→My Book Launch Planner: amzn.to/3HMrbuj
NON-FICTION BOOKS - - - - - - - - - -
→How Your Book Sells Itself: amzn.to/2NRwufz
→Grow Your Author Platform: amzn.to/38vELxB
→Book Sales That Multiply: amzn.to/2sNdqb1
→Secrets to Selling Books on Social Media: amzn.to/38GMYBs
→Plan a Profitable Book Launch: amzn.to/3jFaHYO
FICTION BOOKS - - - - - - - - - -
→Meet Me at the Summit: amzn.to/3zJfdLJ
→Let the Rubble Fall: amzn.to/3UgMxDx
→The Trail to You & Me: amzn.to/3X8vEiX
→Essence: amzn.to/2Rmv6CS
→I am Mercy: amzn.to/36bg73J
→She's Not Here: amzn.to/30RDy0W
→Mr. Moon's Big Move: amzn.to/3n8JZtE
FIND ME ONLINE- - - - - - - - - -
Social Media: @mandilynnwrites
→Stone Ridge Stickers: instagram.com/stoneridgestickers
→The Book Launch Planner: instagram.com/thebooklaunchplanner
MY FAVORITE TOOLS- - - - - - - - - -
→Find KDP keywords and categories, PublisherRocket: mandilynnwrites--rocket.thrivecart.com/publisher-rocket
→eBook Formatting, Kotobee Author: https://www.kotobee.com?aff=ae92e
→Social media graphics, Canva: partner.canva.com/XxNvK5
→Music in videos, Epidemic Sound: epidemicsound.com/referral/fpblic
→Email software, ConvertKit: https://convertkit.com?lmref=UwP7aQ
Mandi Lynn published her first novel when she was seventeen. The author of multiple books, Mandi spends her days continuing to write and creating YouTube videos to help other writers achieve their dreams of seeing their books published. Mandi is the owner of Stone Ridge Books, a company that works to help authors bring their books to life through cover design and digital book marketing. She is also the creator of The Book Launch Planner, a planner designed to help authors publish and market their books. When she’s not creating, you can find Mandi exploring her backyard or getting lost in the woods.
#kdp #selfpublishing #bookcoverdesign
youtu.be/vTGrriEsn8I
--------------------------------------------------------------
♪ Affogato (Prod. by Lukrembo)
Link : youtube.com/watch?v=YTUF1o9Sf3E
--------------------------------------------------------------
DISCLAIMER: This video and description contain affiliate links. By purchasing a linked product or service, Mandi Lynn will receive a small commission at no additional fee to you.
