Hello colleagues,
Through another design colleague, I have become aware of selfpubbookcovers.com, a site where designers can create and sell book covers, and self-publishing authors can buy the rights to use them for their books. My colleague loves it and does well on it. I am considering it as a revenue stream, but I have some reservations and would like to hear your opinions.
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Is it worth my time?
Each cover must be unique and can be used for one book only. It looks like the prices vary from designer to designer and range from $75 to $125. That is a really low price for the time it takes to create a unique design that cannot be reused. I can’t design this quickly if I want to produce good work, stock or no stock. -
Will it hurt my future prospects in the publishing industry?
If I ever get a project designing for a publishing house, which I hope I do, will a stock cover gig hurt my reputation?
Have you had any experience with the site and/or what are your thoughts on the issue?
Many thanks!