eBook Design

eBook publishing is a quick and efficient way of getting your book out to the reading public. It is just as essential to get a professional eBook cover design as it is with a printed book. Potential reader’s eyes can be drawn to your book before they even know what the book is about! Many of my clients request both an eBook and Print-ready design. Whatever you require, I can create the perfect cover for you.

When working on projects where an eBook only is required, the design is often completed a day or two quicker than a traditional paper book. This is because all eBook covers are essentially the same size. Some digital publishers may vary slightly in their preferences, but generally, formatting the design is relatively simple and quick in comparison to the print ready cover. Creating any cover is not easy though. All aspects of the designing process require diligence and care. I love the challenge.

If you would like to work with an artist that  is versatile and adaptable to any project, contact me for a quote.

Here are just a few of my happy customers, along with a few words from me describing the project.

“Self-publishing is fraught with uncountable challenges. Because readers do judge a book by its cover, one of the most important challenges is cover design. Engaging Sam Wall makes this vitally important aspect of publishing much easier. From her reasonable rates, to thoughtfully evaluating and quickly transforming this author’s preliminary notion into an initial draft…through a reasonable sequence of refinements…Sam Wall executed my project with professionalism, expertise, creativity—and economy. In addition to prompt turn-around and informative communiqués, Sam Wall took the time to understand the story and craft design elements which visually complemented the tale. In Sam Wall, I found a fabulous ally who is helping me bring my stories to the marketplace…any author who engages her will confidently find the same.”

 
Rick Hubbard

Author

“Early in 2015 I decided to republish four novels using Create space, and in the process refresh their covers. After reading Sam’s website, particularly the straight forward narrative and her competitive pricing, I asked her to start work on the first book. She produced an initial sketch of her ideas and consulted me on any changes I wanted. The process went through about four stages, culminating in a high resolution print-ready file that I uploaded without any problem. Throughout my dealings with Sam, I found her to be tolerant and very professional. I will be consulting her again to design the cover of a fifth novel I’m in the process of writing. In the meantime I have no hesitation in recommending her to anyone with a need for high-quality design. All of the work she did for me during 2015 can be found HERE

Mike Knowles

“Being a first time author I found that it involved a lot of work on my part between carrying out research for the book while in the process of writing it at the same time. When it came down to I having to come up with a suitable design for the cover of the book I did have something in mind right from the start and then that something came to reality when I put my thoughts of what I was looking for to Sam. Sam came back to me after a time with her initial drawings and after I suggesting making a couple of minor adjustments to her she came up with the goods. I’m delighted with the final results and I would recommend her work to any aspiring author who would be looking for an illustrator for their work.”

Tim O'flinn

Author of Airgunners

“When I asked Sam to work on my book cover, my first letter was long and vague, explaining at length about how it should convey inspiration, creativity, peace, the flight of the soul, etc. Poor Sam! Still, she thought about it, and within a few days sent back an image. I was doubtful that anyone could capture what I wanted and was ready for a long back-and-forth about it.

Well, she “nailed it’ on the first try; this image, with a few additions of color and background, is on the final cover. I could scarcely believe my eyes when I first downloaded her attachment- it was magnificent in its simplicity, yet it captured everything I wanted and more. And it was smoothly drawn, seemingly with one journey of the pen. I was struck by how organic the image was; it really made you believe that this person had become a butterfly and had taken flight. Samantha’s genius came through as in all great artists’ work, in how it transcended itself. From the line itself came life, from slight variations in stroke came eloquence. Although I was busy finishing my book and working full-time, I spent a lot of time gazing at this image. It filled me with such peace, and very importantly, with the confidence that I would complete my book and gain readership.

Sam has illustrated another project, after another long letter from me, with equal insight and brilliance. This was a CD cover.

Samantha Wall is a first-rate illustrator, artist, and professional. A cover designer or illustrator must be able to transmit their work to a printer, with all technical requirements, text, barcodes attached. Sam did this easily and without any pain for me. Also, as an author and publisher, I appreciated her willingness to design a logo and internal illustration on short notice. Whatever the job, Samantha Wall completed it graciously, expertly, promptly and with world-class artistry.

My book has been critically well received, but I’m happy to admit that the most frequent comment is “What a beautiful cover!” Well, I guess that says it all, he said at long last”.

Robert Diefendorph

Author of Release the Butterfly

  “Sam Wall is a very talented cover illustrator…as you can see by the several novel covers she has done for me…and an absolute pleasure to work with. I highly recommend her. She also did more than 30 wonderful illustrations for my colossal poetry book – “My Sentiments Exactly”

Mark Stellinga

Poetry author

“I chose to work with Sam because I saw in her gallery a variety of styles and mediums. As a first-time author, I was a bit nervous to put my feet in, but Sam made the process enjoyable. The journey from my initial idea to a fabulous finished cover flowed from an easy exchange of ideas, a true collaboration that I am quite proud of. When I look at my cover, months later, I still smile.”http://www.amazon.co.uk/Look-Down-struck-terrorists-demons/dp/1490951679/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1379001310&sr=8-2-fkmr0&keywords=g.earnest+smith+Look+down

Eric Quinn Knowles

Author