tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745462528690567203.post437480859833857366..comments2023-06-24T07:40:03.050-07:00Comments on The Self-Publisher's Notebook: Cover Design, CreateSpace and crowdSpringUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745462528690567203.post-22606878420269540512011-01-16T11:13:14.053-08:002011-01-16T11:13:14.053-08:00Crowdsourcing is based on an erroneous assumption:...Crowdsourcing is based on an erroneous assumption: that a book cover is a product that is being purchased. It’s not. A successful book cover is a strategy, in physical form. It’s the result of a careful collaboration between the author and the designer.<br /><br />I wrote a blog post on this topic at:<br /><br />http://1106design.com/why-crowdsourcing-book-cover-design-is-a-bad-idea<br /><br />Michele DeFilippo<br />1106 Design<br />Your book. Designed. With hand-holding.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10200341122390380985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745462528690567203.post-77314441853677606382011-01-12T15:16:15.409-08:002011-01-12T15:16:15.409-08:00Hey Kevin,
Thanks for the nice mention - crowdSPR...Hey Kevin,<br /><br />Thanks for the nice mention - crowdSPRING has posted over 17,500 projects for thousands of people, including many book and CD cover designs! We are proud of our partnership with CreateSpace and have already seen some wonderful book cover deign projects posted to the site. You can take a look at them here: http://www.crowdspring.com/browse/?subcats=6&type=&status=open&time=all&q=<br /><br />Do contact us if you have any questions or need any help!<br /><br />Mike Samson<br />co-Founder<br />http://www.crowdspring.comUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435394169230814714noreply@blogger.com