Tim McConnehey, founder at collaborative publisher IzzardInk.com, has five guidelines for a great cover design that will sell your book.

These days, I design book covers for Giramondo Publishing. A cover designer’s role is to interpret a book visually, reflecting what the author and publisher have achieved in the text.

Doubleday Books Art Director Emily Mahon has been designing book covers for 20 years. After studying graphic design at Penn State, and an internship at Harper’s Bazaar, she was ready to leave ...

The Penguin Books Cover Design Award nurtures new design and illustration talent in the publishing industry through real cover design briefs, written by the publisher’s art directors.

Inspired by the “ flat design ” that’s become standard on the Web, these covers take on a minimalist style characterized by bright colors, simple layouts, and lots of white space.

It’s almost embarrassing to start with the cliché that you can’t judge a book by its cover, but that’s exactly how many of us decide which book we’ll take home. A design is more than just ...