My DIY Book Cover Was Awful — Here’s How I Fixed It For $0

Gem Jackson
14 min readApr 21, 2021

The specific tools, tricks and software I used to make a pro-looking book cover without spending a dollar

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It is possible to create a great book cover without hiring a professional, free-software or dropping piles of cash.

One of the first “rules” we come across when looking to self-publish is that writers should never design their own…

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Gem Jackson

Writer and educator in law and philosophy. Also wrote a book.