If you're getting into the world of self-publishing paperback journals, you know that the cover is the most important part of the design. It's the main aspect of your journal that the customer sees, and plays a huge part in their decision to purchase. It's important to have a good one!

Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) makes self-publishing journals easy, but getting the right technical specifications for the paperback covers can be a challenge. They don't make it easy to figure out the right sizes and requirements! But in this course, I'll walk you through the process of conceptualizing, measuring, setting up your design file, and creating the actual cover. All of these lessons are also applicable if you are using a service other than KDP to print your journals.

I've created hundreds of book covers over my career and have found that Canva can be a great tool for beginners with a low barrier to entry. This course has lots of examples and design inspiration along with the practical step-by-step walkthroughs that you need to create an awesome cover that sells.

Tara Deering

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