Your New Design Tool

Let’s face it – readers absolutely judge a book by its cover. During our testing, we found that an authors choice of cover design is the single biggest indicator of success – with some design changes improving sales by up to 400%.

Suffice to say, this is one area you don’t want to get wrong.

But with professional designers often costing hundreds of dollars and working to a huge backlog, getting a high-performing cover design hasn’t always been simple (or affordable).

So if you’re tired of spending countless hours trying to learn design skills, or spending hundreds of dollars on pro designers, or if you’ve always wished there was an easier way to create stunning covers on your own – that possibility is now a reality.

With AI Cover Design for Authors

We’ll show you how to use cutting-edge AI tools to create professional-looking book covers in as little as 30 minutes – even if you’re a complete beginner.

With our in-depth video training and pre-prepared starter templates, you’ll be able to create a cover that perfectly captures the essence of your book and sets it apart from the competition – no design experience necessary.

We’ll show you how to research the best options for your genre, how to create and refine images from scratch, and how to perfect your fonts and titles to get the best results.

All New for V2.0:

In addition to the hours of walkthrough videos and prompt templates that take you through the entire cover creation process, V2.0 now also includes the following upgrades:

Image Tweak Engine

This brand-new feature allows you to easily add, remove, or tweak any element of your image. Want to add a new background element? Tweak something not quite right? Change costumes? Adjust colors or lighting?

Before, this would mean starting from scratch – but now, a few well-chosen prompts can get you some impressive results:

AI Book Description Generator

One thing authors consistently struggle with is book descriptions. And this is bad news – because your book description is the #1 reason why readers decide to give your work a chance once they hit your book page.

Yes, the cover does all the work to get folks to click through, but your description is what gets readers to click the “Look Inside” and purchase.

In our testing, changing a “meh” description to an optimized one can more than double your conversion rate.

So it’s no wonder authors often spend days working on these, or pay hundreds of dollars for experts to do it for them.

But now there’s another option – with the right six-part structured prompt, you can get incredible results from AI tools like Chat GPT.

A few minutes of tweaking here and there and you’re good to go. No more stress, no more worrying.

Consistent Characters

How to create amazing character models, then drop them into any scene you like to create consistent designs across your series covers, site graphics, social, and ads.

Ebook, Print, and Audio

In V1.0 we focused on Ebook only. With recent updates to MidJourney, we’re now able to create designs for ebook, print, and audio all in one go – or take existing ebook designs (or other images you love) and re-format them for print and audio, with just a few well-placed prompts.

Whether you’re looking for a full-wrap version of your design for paperback, or a re-worked square image for audio (with the scene dynamically re-drawn for the new shape) or you need different aspect ratios for website, social, and ads – we’ve got you covered.

Rework & Improve

With v2.0 upgrades, it’s now easier than ever to take existing images or designs that you love, and re-work & improve them on the fly.

If you have a design you already like that you’d like to take to the next level, or reimagine for a different format or title, a few targeted prompts are all you need to add those final finishing touches – and give you the perfect design you’ve been looking for.

Upscale, re-imagine, and tweak to your heart’s content – re-imagine a scene with more drama, or drop your characters into new poses and scenes for your series artwork – all designed with ebook, print, and audio formats in mind (I’ll show you how).

And Much More

By the end of the course, you’ll have all the skills you need to create a professional-grade cover that will grab the attention of potential readers and help your book stand out from the crowd. Whether you’re a first-time author or a seasoned veteran, AI Cover Design for Authors has got you covered.

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FAQs

Which AI tools will we focus on?
Right now, the tool of choice for this course is MidJourney. Their latest version really is leagues above anything else out there, and is the only image tool capable of the quality, resolution, and custom aspect ratios you need for cover design.

What’s the deal with copyright?
Any images you create with the basic level MidJourney subscription can be used for commercial purposes, including book covers. However, because the image is not created by a human, it cannot currently be copyrighted in most cases. This means others are allowed to use your output images without permission – although this is not much different to using royalty free stock images. If you substantially change the image, then the usual copyright rules apply. You can also upgrade your MidJourney account to “stealth” mode so others can’t see your work.

Do I need to pay for any tools?
You will need at least a basic subscription for MidJourney, which costs $10 per month. You can just dip in and out when you need it, so you’re not tied into anything long term. If you want to apply more advanced effects you will also need a Photoshop subscription, which is currently in the region of $20. You can also just use this when you need it (and it’s 100% optional – we show you how to use the free plan at Canva also). If you need to produce print covers, you will need an upscaling tool – some of these are free, otherwise if you’re using Photoshop or similar, that’s included.

^^ Our MegaBundle of Starter Images & Prompts

What’s all the controversy around AI image tools?
We cover this in more detail in the course, including suggestions on how you might use the tool in a responsible and ethical way. The main controversies surrounding MidJourney relate to a lack of consensus on whether some of the images it used to “train” itself should require MidJourney to pay a royalty, and how the future of the tool can be adapted to include a system of compensation for artists.

Do I need any design experience?
No! We’ll go through everything you need to learn in the course, including how to research the perfect design for your genre and some simple tips and tricks to get the look you want, even if you’re a total beginner.

Any Genres this isn’t suitable for?
Not that we’ve seen! And although MidJourney does ban some phrases, anything PG-13 is entirely possible. You can even get Hunky Man Chest with the right prompts (we’ll show you how). Plus of course you can define illustration styles for genres such as children’s books and cozy mysteries to create the exact style you need.

Is this just for book covers?
The focus of the course is on producing amazing cover designs. But of course you can use images on your website, book interiors, Kickstarter campaigns, ads, and anywhere else you struggle to find great designs.

I have a question before I sign up – who do I talk to?
No problemo. Just email support@yourfirst10kreaders.com and we’ll be back with you ASAP!

^^ Thriller and Mystery Scenes, Action Heroes, and Hunky Man Chest – all covered!

BREAKDOWN

Here’s everything waiting for you inside:

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1. Intro and Course Overview: Everything you’re going to learn and how it all fits together to get you producing professional cover designs at home that your readers will love.

2. AI Design and Ethical Use: We’ll dive into the current controversies and consider how we – as users – can utilize tools like MidJourney in a responsible and ethical way.

3. Simple Tech Setup: Get up and running in a few minutes with a handful of cheap or free tools. Don’t worry, we’ll cover everything you need to know to use them to their full potential.

4. Cover Design Fundamentals: learn how a simple cover tweak could potentially triple or quadruple your sales with real-world examples – and find out how to research your designs to appeal to readers of your genre and boost your exposure and sales (especially important if you’re advertising). We’ll look at what makes an eye-catching composition, and how to refine your cover idea into something that’s going to sell.

5. Intro to MidJourney Text-to-Image Prompts: the images you’ll get are only ever going to be as good as the instructions – or “prompts” – you give to the AI. In this lesson, we’ll look at some basic phrases and commands you can use to get the image you want, and how to use automated features to refine and tweak them until you’re happy.

6. AI Image Prompts: we’ll look at how to take existing images that inspire you and use them as a starting point for your new design. This could be a family photo, a picture you’ve taken on your phone, or even one of your own covers that you’d like to use as a starting point. MidJourney can use any image as reference, and you can refine from there with text prompts. We’ll go through it all in this lesson.

7. Advanced Commands and Refining Tricky Images: if you’re looking for a very specific design, or you just want to make subtle tweaks to an image that just “isn’t quite there yet”, this lesson will show you how to use commands and more advanced refining techniques to get exactly what you need.

8. Fonts and Titles with Canva Free Edition: nothing ruins a great cover image like poor font design. And MidJourney can’t do text. So in this lesson, we’ll look at how to use a free account with Canva to get professional looking typography that will make your new cover design shine.

9. Advanced Fonts and Titles with Photoshop: sometimes, you might want to add extra effects or textures to your fonts that aren’t supported in Canva – especially if you write in sci-fi or fantasy. In this lesson, we’ll look at some of the text options in Photoshop that will get you the stunning font design you need.

10. Custom Effects and Textures with Photoshop: taking things to the next level… if you’re looking for some simple ways to add extra depth, movement, and intrigue to your designs, we’ll go through a few Photoshop “tips and tricks” to layer in extra effects in your design. This is totally optional, but it’s great fun!

11. Fantastic Fonts and Where to Find Them: every genre has different expectations when it comes to fonts. Using a sci-fi design on a historical romance cover is rarely a good idea, for example. In this lesson, we’ll cover where to find the best fonts, some recommendations by genre, and how to go about getting them installed (don’t worry, it’s easy).

12. Aspect Ratio Considerations: how to effectively consider the different sizes, shapes, and aspect ratios of ebook, print, and audio (or website banners, etc) and design images with these in mind from the beginning to help you save time and create better compositions across your marketing stack.

13. Creating Consistent Characters: a step-by-step walkthrough of how to create awesome character models and then how to adjust the expressions, poses, and costumes to suit different scenes and different cover designs and formats. Easily create identical characters across your series, and tweak them to suit your scenes.

14. Combining Character and Scenes: how to take your character models and place them into different scenes and environments across your series covers or other assets, and ensure everything fits together for a perfect composition – a process you can repeat again and again for all your series titles.

15. Image Tweak Engine: how to add, remove, or tweak elements of your image in seconds, without having to start from scratch. Easily change costumes, colors, and add in background or foreground elements to make your designs pop!

16. Formatting for Print: how to take your images and format them for print, including how to produce a full-wrap image without cropping (and ruining!) your designs. Then how to arrange everything in the right way for your front cover, back cover, and spine.

17. Formatting for Audio: how to produce the perfect square image with a re-imagined scene that matches your ebook and paperback design but optimized for a 1:1 ratio. Stand out from the cropping crowd and get noticed!

18. Re-Imagine & Re-Work Existing Images: if you have images you already like but want to adapt them into better compositions for your covers, this lesson will show you how to take existing designs and re-work them to suit your exact needs. No need to start from scratch if you already have images you love!

19. AI Book Descriptions: instead of spending days trying to just “summarise plot points” get yourself a compelling book description that sells using free AI tools and a specially designed six-part prompt to get you immediate results and better sales.

And more: you’ll get access to our community of 4,000+ professional authors in the Your First 10,000 Readers VIP Facebook group and direct access to our support team if you ever get stuck. Whatever your experience, we’ve got you covered with the training and support you need to succeed.