I will make you a book cover for $5

[Iain Manson]

Only $5 and you can have a books cover. I'm not going to say that I'm a professional graphic designer, but I have access to tons of licensed photos and fonts plus good photoshop skills.
here to get a cover http://fiverr.com/douglance/make-you-a-book-cover[/b]

Good for you, Doug. An excellent initiative, and I've been wondering when someone might come up with it. (And if you're thinking that you might be able to raise your prices once you've established a reputation, I don't see why not.)

You admit upfront that you're not a professional graphic designer, and you make the two essential points: "access to tons of licensed photos and fonts plus good photoshop skills."

I think that for many, the Photoshop skills are the big thing. Professional artists and graphic designers cost a lot, but Photoshop can do so much that it should be possible for a skilled operator to produce a decent cover without being Leonardo da Vinci.

I reckon that two of my own covers are pretty poor, and my own Gimp skills – I don't even possess Photoshop – probably aren't up to making them much better. Let me think about it...

[NoahMullette-Gillman]

Only $5 and you can have a books cover. I'm not going to say that I'm a professional graphic designer, but I have access to tons of licensed photos and fonts plus good photoshop skills.

You can view covers I've designed here: http://www.efictionmag.com/issues, http://i.imgur.com/7W4fm.jpg, http://imgur.com/0P4Au.jpg, http://i.imgur.com/OToJw.jpg

As an added bonus, I run a fiction magazine called eFiction (http://www.efictionmag.com). You can run the book cover I make for you (with the copy of your choice) as an ad in the magazine free of charge. Please mention you're interested in the ad deal when you sign up at the Fiverr.com link below and I'll hook you up with the details!


Let's see if we can't help each other out!

Click here to get a cover http://fiverr.com/douglance/make-you-a-book-cover

Doug, what an amazing offer! I just sent you $5 and a link to my book, "Magic Makes You Strange." It needs a new cover. Feel free to email me if you want to talk more about it! Thanks!

[JRTomlin]

Ok, that was SUPER fast turn-around on an order. *boggle*

Nice cover. I have to forward it to my co-author who gets equal (or more ) say in what we use, but I do think it's a big improvement on the current one.

[George Berger]

Don't tempt me to write an erotic romance about Cthulhu, a shapechanging highlander-slash-dragon, and a pickle.

I believe I read that in Harlan Ellison's anthology Again, Dangerous Visions. It was hard not to read it as thinly-veiled satire of the Scottish independence movement. I think the pickle was the nuclear warheads stored at the RAF base in Scotland.

I already have more cover art for books unwritten than I'll get to writing in the next nine months, but for the price, I'm sorely tempted, not least because I somehow decided to go write a (contemporary) romance novel despite not having bought any suitable cover art. Oh, and there's my werewolf story, 'The Luckiest Jihadi'. Oh, and my un-charming Valentine's Day non-love story about two people sharing their first kiss for all the wrong reasons needs a cover as well, doesn't it? Looks like you'll be getting a bunch of my money, Doug.

[Lisa Lim]

Whoa! I'm impressed. Nice work! I've bookmarked your site and will def. pm you when I'm ready.

[Gregory Lynn]

Let me know any specifications you need and I can do it.

So if I told you I wanted three of them you could do it?

One with an astonishingly hot redhead (flaming red, not a vaguely kinda sorta red) holding a baseball bat like she's about to beat someone over the head.

One with a gibbet in a town square that's feels all ominous?

And one for a story about a chicken that faces his fears and crosses the big road?  I don't really have any concept what this one would look like.

[modwitch]

Don't tempt me to write an erotic romance about Cthulhu, a shapechanging highlander-slash-dragon, and a pickle.

Jill - you know you have to.  Right?

[EC Sheedy]

This is the cover Doug just made for me. Check it out!



Pretty awesome, right?

I agree. Awesome! This is a fabulous deal. I wish I had something I needed a cover for--but not for awhile yet.

[CKVolnek]

Wow Doug, are you trying to give Santa Claus a run for his money on spreading the Christmas spirit? Am really interested. Have a Tween book coming up in the spring. Thanks! I'll be in touch.

[Tanner Artesz]

All 3 of my books could use a face-lift. I'll definitely be contacting you after the holidays. I've got your ezine bookmarked.

Tanner

[TattooedWriter]

Here's the new cover of my Western 'Ghost Dance' ... thanks to Doug!

[RW Bennett]

Doug,

I sent you a personal message with my email so give it a look. I have a need for two covers immediately and would be happy to offer you a premium over your $5 offer. It looks like you're going to have a LOT of business!

[J.L. McPherson]

Here's the new cover of my Western 'Ghost Dance' ... thanks to Doug!

Awesome.

[Kevis 'The Berserker' Hendrickson]

Doug,

I sent you a personal message with my email so give it a look. I have a need for two covers immediately and would be happy to offer you a premium over your $5 offer. It looks like you're going to have a LOT of business!

I think he already does have a lot of business. He's not answering any PMs. (I sent one yesterday and all I hear are crickets.)

[George Berger]

I think he already does have a lot of business. He's not answering any PMs. (I sent one yesterday and all I hear are crickets.)

I assume he's crazy busy trying to produce several covers a day. I note he's (temporarily?) suspended the offer on Fiverr. Glad I grabbed one when I did, but I'm going to kick myself if I can't get one additional one.

[Kevis 'The Berserker' Hendrickson]

I assume he's crazy busy trying to produce several covers a day. I note he's (temporarily?) suspended the offer on Fiverr. Glad I grabbed one when I did, but I'm going to kick myself if I can't get one additional one.

He had a ton of books in his cue the last time I checked. I typically never give business to anyone who doesn't respond to my messages. It was only 5 bucks so thought what the heck? Why not go for the offer. So I'm glad I got my foot in the door before it closed. However, I am disappointed that he didn't bother to respond to the message I left him on Fiverr either. But if he makes me a worthy cover, all will be forgiven.

[Gregory Lynn]

He had a ton of books in his cue the last time I checked. I typically never give business to anyone who doesn't respond to my messages. It was only 5 bucks so thought what the heck? Why not go for the offer. So I'm glad I got my foot in the door before it closed. However, I am disappointed that he didn't bother to respond to the message I left him on Fiverr either. But if he makes me a worthy cover, all will be forgiven.

I actually got in touch with him over Google+ where he mentioned he was doing a thing where he would format your e-book for five bucks. I'm guessing that's a hell of a lot less work than creating a cover from nothing.

Or it might be that I ordered three covers for three shorts.

[Seleya]

Amazing offer indeed.

I guess you bought the rights to this image http://gorrem.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=48#/dex2mm ? You have good taste, it looks made to be on a book cover.

I think that for many, the Photoshop skills are the big thing. Professional artists and graphic designers cost a lot, but Photoshop can do so much that it should be possible for a skilled operator to produce a decent cover without being Leonardo da Vinci.

If Leonardo were alive today, he probably would use Photoshop too, as many professional artists do. Photoshop isn't just something one uses to 'clean up' or manipulate photos, it's also the program of choice for a lot of digital painters, including some giants in the book-cover industry.
As an illustrator I know uses to say: 'There's no 'make picture' button'.

[Laura Lond]

Hey Doug, it now says on Fiverr "Gig Suspended" - are you still taking orders? I want a cover!

[Nathalie Hamidi]

Me too! 

[Richardcrasta]

Hi Doug,

I've already ordered 3 covers on fiverr.com . Just letting you know . . . I'm looking forward to hearing from you.


Richard

[CaitLondon]

Doug, the link to your ref says Gig Suspended.

Nice covers, really nice for the price.

[msdanielle28]

I just wanted to show everyone the beautiful cover Doug made for me. I gave him a rough idea and he created a wonderful cover from it. Very quality work for an extremely modest price. 



And unfortunately I have never inserted a picture in one of my posting so I am having a hard time putting it in if someone could direct me the right way I would be grateful.

[Laura Lond]

OK, it's no longer "Suspended" - I've just ordered mine.

[Doomed Muse]

He made me one. While it is nice enough cover, it doesn't really work for the book, alas. Oh well, get what you pay for I guess.