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UPDATE: after several months of work, we just launched a brand new 3D book cover mockup tool, and it’s amazing. Go check it out!
I’ve been trying to find a way for authors to make better graphics for a long time – for book covers mostly, but also for book promotion graphics and 3D mockups. I’m still trying to find the *perfect* online design solution, but one thing I’m excited about is using Google Slides for design – there’s a lot of functionality, tons of fonts and colors, and it’s free and easy to use.
Just for fun, I used Google Slides to make some 3D promotional graphics authors can use for their free or 99cent deals – you don’t need any special software. Just add your book cover, change the text and download your design. Here’s what they look like (there are 21 of them though, lots of choices). The cool thing is that they look like 3D mockups, but you can actually just use your flat cover.
Click here to check out the slide deck.
Remember to make a copy before you start editing.
You might want to watch this quick video on how to use them before you start…
Here are two more samples… I made some holiday-themed graphics since it’s that time of year, but it’s easy to change the background.
Let me know what you think in the comments. Would you like to see more templates like this? Maybe book covers for specific genres?
PRO package + book marketing course
People are having so much fun with these slides that I decide to make another, more professional batch with 50 different slides for all types of paid and free promotion.
These ones, however, are only available in my Epic Book Design package. If you join today, you’ll get a whole bunch of awesome book design templates, AND my first course on book marketing Reach Your Readers ($197 value).
Here are some of the slides.
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I’M WORKING ON SOME AWESOME NEW TOOLS:
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