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Design an eBook Cover that stands out using Canva

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Overview

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In this 1-hour long project-based course, you will learn how to design an eBook cover using Canva that looks professional, elegant and eye-catching. You will be designing two ebook covers: one using Professional ebook cover pre-built templates and another completely from scratch. You will also learn about important things that as a writer you must know before choosing a Template, Title and Pen name.

We will be primarily focusing on Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing(KDP) although the eBook cover can also be used for other marketplaces. I myself have published 4 books through Amazon KDP available in both ebook and Paperback versions. By the end of this project, you will be confident in creating an eBook cover that is of extremely High Quality. You can just download the eBook cover and upload it on Amazon.

So, whether you are a writer who is looking to self publish an ebook on Amazon Kindle or you are a Freelancer looking to get into the ebook freelancing market, you will find this guided project extremely beneficial. We will be using Canva for our guided project. Canva is a Cloud-based graphic design online software that has thousands of templates and designs to choose from. It is free and has lots of features to choose from.

You don't need any prior experience in ebook cover design or graphics design inorder for you to complete this project.

Note: This course works best for learners who are based in the North America region. We’re currently working on providing the same experience in other regions.

Syllabus

  • Project Overview
    • By the end of this project, you will learn to design an eBook cover using Canva that looks professional, elegant and eye-catching. You will be designing two ebook covers: one using Professional ebook cover pre-built templates and another completely from scratch. So you will not only learn how to work with high-quality templates built by Professionals but also learn to create an ebook cover from scratch. We will also dive into important details to note while choosing a Title and Pen name. We will be using Canva for our guided project. Canva is a Free cloud-based graphic design online software that has thousands of templates and designs to choose from. In order to make this project easier to learn, I have divided the project into tasks. Each task is very carefully created and designed to give you the best learning experience. We will be using the Rhyme interface for our guided project.

Taught by

Abhishek Jha

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