“The outside sells the inside.” Covers sell books. If your cover is not compelling, readers will never find how good your text is.

You will need a cover in full size and thumbnail; in .TIF, .JPG and PDF. You cover artist will supply the files.

Each artist has a different style. Visit their websites to see samples of their work. Find a style that will fit your eBook and appeal to your audience.

Back covers are important too. While eBooks don’t have back covers, they do need sales copy to describe what is in the eBook. Use a paint-by-numbers back cover outline and fill in the boxes. Get Document 116, Book Cover Worksheet (free) by clicking here. You will use the verbiage and order to describe your eBook when you post it to Smashwords, Amazon, etc.

Kristen Thompson, Tel: 1-805-637-1542; Porfolio Site Link: http://kctdesigns.com; Kdesigns.oh@gmail.com

Albertine Book Design, Dotti Albertine, 2454 4th St., Suite 4, Santa Monica, CA 90405 Tel: 310-450-0018; Fax: 310-450-8602; e-mail: dotti@dotdesign.net. http://www.dotdesign.net

Arrow Graphics, Inc., Alvart Badalian, PO Box 291, Cambridge, MA 02238 Tel: (617) 926-8585; Fax: (617) 926-0982; e-mail: arrow@arrow1.com. http://www.arrow1.com ”

Be It Now! Book Design by Karrie Ross, Karrie Ross, 12516 Washington Place, Los Angeles, CA 90066 Tel: 310-397-3408; e-mail: covers@karrieross.com.http://www.bookcoverdesigner.com

BookMasters, Inc., Cathy Purdy, 30 Amberwood Parkway, Ashland, OH 44805 Tel: 800-537-6727; Fax: 419-281-0200; e-mail: cpurdy@bookmasters.com. http://www.bookmasters.com

Dunn + Associates, Ron “Hobie” Hobart, PO Box 870, Hayward, WI 54843 Tel: (715) 634-4857; Fax: (715) 634-5617; e-mail: info@Dunn-Design.com. http://www.dunn-design.com

Foster Covers, George Foster, 1401 Wonder Way, Fairfield, IA 52556 Tel: 800-472-3953; Fax: 641-472-3146; e-mail: info@fostercovers.com. http://www.fostercovers.com

Knockout Design, Peri Poloni-Gabriel, 5304 Velvet Bent Court, Naperville, IL 60564 Tel: 630-718-0861; Fax: 630-718-0861; e-mail: peri@KnockOutBooks.com.http://www.KnockOutBooks.com

Lightbourne, Inc., Allison Wildman & Shannon Bodie & Bob Swingle, 12022 SW Surrey Street, Wilsonville, OR 97070 Tel: (800) 697-9833; Fax: 503-542-3551; e-mail:info@lightbourne.com. http://www.lightbourne.com

One-On-One Book Production & Marketing, Carolyn Porter & Alan Gadney, 7944 Capistrano Ave. Suite 32, West Hills, CA 91304 Tel: 818-340-6620; Fax: 818-640-6770; e-mail:info@onebookpro.com. http://www.onebookpro.com

Opus 1 Design, Pamela Terry, 1858 So. Crescent Heights Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90035 Tel: 323-935-6666; Fax: 323-934-2881; e-mail: pam@opus1design.com.

Robert Howard Graphic Design, Robert Howard, 631 Mansfield Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525 Tel: (970) 225-0083; e-mail: rhoward@frii.com. http://www.BookGraphics.com

Sharp Spear Enterprises, Bob Spear, 16313 Springdale Rd., Leavenworth, KS 66048 Tel: 913-772-8253; e-mail: sharpspear@kc.rr.com. http://www.sharpspear.com

Van-garde Imagery, Inc., Darlene Swanson, 611 South Fort Harrison Ave., #365, Clearwater, FL 33756 Tel: 727-667-1818; Fax: 866-740-1391; e-mail: darlene@van-garde.com.http://www.van-garde.com.”