Cover design trends
You can change your book cover any time you like without having to change the ISBN or any of the other metadata for your book. So keep up to date with book cover design trends. Need a refresh? Book covers sell books more than any other element. So it pays to continue to do market research and make sure your cover is similar to the latest books in your genre.
Have you been seeing book covers with illustrated faces on them like Kevin Kwan's Crazy Rich Asians? Looks like a trend to me! Every year, cover designs evolve and change. You need to know what the trends are in your genre. Your cover designer can help you. Also, you'll find out what cover design trends are for your genre by doing the essential research in the Best Seller Book Marketing Master Class.
Illustrated faces on book covers
Is it a trend for your genre? Well then just do it! Some authors, like Kevin Kwan, create trends. We almost instantly know a Kevin Kwan book by its cover. Do you have a series of books you'd like to
A while back, the trend was illustrated faces. Now, it's partially-obscured titles, according to this post at 99 Designs.
Scribbly fonts
Pastel colors
Blocks of images
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Make sure you know what the cover trends in your genre are! Do your research and trust your professional book cover designer.
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