Books Redux!
- Michael Jacoby
- 8 hours ago
- 2 min read
I'm starting afresh in regards to my webcomic books!
The original versions have barely made a profit (and that was mainly from a few non-proof copies I bought for myself and a tiny amount of Kindle Unlimited readers - the latter from early this year!) throughout all the almost half-decade I joined the online publishing venture.
Back in February, I asked on the KDP community forums what could be wrong, with many answers suggesting that it was because of my covers. I admit, with my original covers, they seemed to be unique and noticeable to me when I made them. Ultimately, I made contact with someone who PM'd me about my covers, Inkwell KDP Press, based in Nigeria, who is known for helping out other authors with publishing on KDP.
For months, we talked about how the new covers should look, with me sending mock-ups to him. The new covers seem much more like a major improvement to me. They even influenced some of alterations in the manuscripts, mainly for title pages and page numbers. He also helped me out with updated keyword phrases and fresher synopses for the product pages on Amazon.
Getting back to the covers, I think they're definitely a major step up towards the old versions. They look more like covers for a webcomic (or general comic) collection, similar to a Garfield collection book, along with similar book covers I witnessed while doing research on Amazon.
I also recently learned that QR codes are now being used to advertise books, i.e. you can place a QR code on a bookmark or a social media ad to link to your book's product page. So, I'm considering using more QR codes for marketing of future books from now on.
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