INTERESTING.... · Book Boss Academy

INTERESTING....

So I joined a higher ticket Book Publishing Coaching Group - the guy running it has been a book publisher for 15 years and is now at multiple 6 figures! He provides feedback with book covers and helps with running Amazon Ads (which is the thing I didnt know much about!) and so that was the reason why I joined it! Plus I am able to be in a community of high level long term publishers too which I thought would be good for me!

Anyways.............I submitted my last 2 word search puzzle books for book cover feedback to see what he would say.

To my horror he just told me he "doesn't like busy book covers" and to take all the photos and graphics off the front of my covers!

So I was advised to take off the sofa chair and the fireplace and the lamp and the plant to turn it into a totally PLAIN book cover!

WHY? The reasoning?

Because he personally "doesnt like busy book covers!!!"

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So I was pretty gobsmacked actually. He didn't even try to see what book covers perform the best in these categories or what types of covers are getting the most sales!

When you look at the best selling autum and winter and xmas gift word search book covers its the grafics on the front that are setting the best sellers apart from the beginners and the novice books that are just making a few drops and drabs of sales here and there!

I even purchased some top best-selling word search books and they all have well-designed nice busy covers.

My target audience for the winter one is women over 40+ and seniors who want to curl up and be cosy in front of the fire with their puzzle book - my target audience is not a middle aged bloke who is a book publisher or even a guy who prefers plain book covers!

This bloke made no attempt to even@ look at my book through the lens of my target audience.

He just told me his own preference!

And when I look at all the plain word search book covers...literally NONE OF THEM are performing as well as the busier more designed covers.

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I'm telling you this because I am shocked. If I took this guys advice then I would be publishing a completely plain series of word search puzzle books just like all the rest of the books that tick over with a few piddly sales here and there on Amazon!

I've no idea whether I will stay inside that coaching group but I definitely won’t be getting feedback on my book covers any time again soon!

What I wanted to say is that if anyone EVER disagrees with what I say about a book cover and if you feel you have proof and evidence and reasoning why I am incorrect with my evaluation about your book cover then please please please do tell me! PLEASE!

I will ALWAYS try to look at your book covers from your buyer's perspective and looking at what other books are selling well and will always try to park my own personal preferences to one side because what I like and dont like is completely irrelevent.

On a positive note this guy said that he "liked it!" 😄

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