Posts belonging to Category book cover design
Posted by Julie Ortolon on January 19, 2012
If you read my last post, Making a Music Soundtrack for a Novel, you know At Last, my new ebook release from Amazon/Montlake, has a companion soundtrack. It includes eight romantic American standards that were recorded by the amazingly talented Barbara Calderaro specifically to go with the story (since my heroine is a singer). The [...]
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Tags: creating a novel soundtrack, ebooks by julie ortolon, epublishing a romance novel | 
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Posted by Julie Ortolon on November 22, 2011
Those of you who follow this blog won’t be at all surprised to hear I’m blazing yet another new trail in the ever-evolving ebook revolution. This time, however, I’m not going it alone. I’m traveling into uncharted territory with five of my closest author buddies by doing a multi-author, ebook anthology. For those of you [...]
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Posted by Julie Ortolon on September 11, 2011
by USA Today bestselling author Julianne MacLean Thank you for inviting me here, Julie! I am a huge fan of your work and am so grateful to you for all your generous contributions to the world of indie publishing. As I write this blog, I am in the midst of a two-week 99 cent sale [...]
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Tags: covers by Kim Killion with Hot Damn Design, ebook cover design, how to promote ebooks, Julianne MacLean | 25 Comments »
Posted by Julie Ortolon on March 30, 2011
Romance novel fans are some of the most opinionated readers when it comes to covers. Now that so many romances from the past are coming back as ebooks, I’m dying to hear what readers like to see in ebook covers. Here’s your chance to share your opinions. You’re likes and dislikes could help shape to [...]
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Tags: cover design by Julie Ortolon, ebook cover design, ebooks, epublishing a romance novel, romance novel covers, romance novels | 27 Comments »
Posted by Julie Ortolon on December 21, 2010
Curious to see what goes into making an eye-catching ebook cover? It’s not as easy as finding a great image and slapping the title and author name on top. To be effective, an ebook cover has to A) Grab attention — and be readable! — when viewed at thumbnail size, and B) Convey the genre [...]
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Tags: cover design, cover design for ebooks, designing an ebook bookcover, ebook covers by julie ortolon, graphic design | 7 Comments »
Posted by Julie Ortolon on May 24, 2010
Since I designed my own cover for the ebook edition of Falling for You, I’ve had some authors ask if I’d design covers for them, as well. This thrills me for two reasons: 1) I love doing graphic design. That’s actually what I did professionally before I sold my first novel. 2) So many authors [...]
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Tags: ebook covers, how to design a bookcover for an ebook | 13 Comments »
Posted by Julie Ortolon on May 12, 2010
Last night, I discovered the coolest site for downloading free templates that let you turn a flat book cover into something that looks 3D. I’ve added it to my Author Resources, but I think it’s so cool, I had to pop in and share the link here as well. It’s posted below, but here is [...]
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Tags: falling for you by julie ortolon, how to design a bookcover for an ebook, how to promote a novel, romance novel ebooks | 2 Comments »
Posted by Julie Ortolon on May 10, 2010
I’m entering the final stretch for re-releasing Falling for You as an ebook for Kindle and Nook, which means I have to finalize the cover. I love everything about the cover I designed, but I’m torn about which font to use for the title. So here are my top two picks. Option 1 is fun [...]
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Tags: designing an ebook bookcover, falling for your by julie ortolon, romance novel ebooks, romance novels | 20 Comments »
