eBook and Paperback Book Cover Design Using Canva and Gimp
Self-Publishing? Create your own professional looking book covers; ready to upload to major retailers and distributors.
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What You'll Learn in This Course
Master key concepts and practical skills through structured learning modules. By completing this curriculum, you'll gain valuable expertise applicable to real-world scenarios.
Learning Outcome 1
Find inspiration for your book covers as well as free, cheap or premium images without infringing upon someone else's copyright
Learning Outcome 2
Understand the technical terms used in image design such as image size, file size, aspect ratios and color modes as well as what file type to use when uploading to your chosen platforms.
Learning Outcome 3
Know the current specifications for print book, eBook and catalogue covers on major platforms like Amazon and Smashwords.
Learning Outcome 4
Design an eBook catalogue cover in Canva using either a template or your own specifications and images
Learning Outcome 5
Work out the specifications for a paperback book cover or generate one in Createspace, and then design your cover in Canva with a little image manipulating in Gimp.
Skills You'll Develop
This comprehensive eBook and Paperback Book Cover Design Using Canva and Gimp curriculum is designed to take you from foundational concepts to advanced implementation. Each module builds upon the previous, ensuring a structured learning path that maximizes knowledge retention and practical application.
Course Requirements & Target Audience
Understand what you need to succeed in this course and determine if it's the right fit for your learning goals
Prerequisites & Requirements
What you need before starting this eBook and Paperback Book Cover Design Using Canva and Gimp course:
- You need to sign up for free accounts at both Canva and Gimp and be willing to believe that you are perfectly capable of creating a great cover.
Who This Course Is For
This course is perfect for:
- Motivated learners at any level
- Self-paced students
- Anyone interested in the subject
This course might not be suitable if:
- • You're looking for a quick tutorial rather than comprehensive learning
- • You prefer learning without structured curriculum
- • You need highly specialized or niche content
Course Information & Details
Everything you need to know about this online course, from duration to certification
Course Instructor
Karen Prince
Expert instructor with industry experience
Course Language
English
All materials in English
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Course Enrollment
Budget-Friendly Course
Typically around $19.99
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What's Included
- 3.5 hours on-demand video
- 4 downloadable resources
- 1 article
- Access on mobile and TV
- Certificate of Completion
- Full lifetime access
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Where this course fits
Concepts behind this area
Royalty-Free
Royalty-free is a pricing arrangement in which one payment replaces the per-copy, per-view and per-year fees a licence could otherwise charge, and it decides nothing else about how the asset may then be used.
Web Template
A web template is a pre-built layout sold as permission to use it in one end product, delivered either as flat files you adapt or as a theme wired into a content management system and its release cycle.
Design System
A design system is a versioned set of tokens, coded components and usage rules that a team builds interfaces from, so an interface decision is made once and then imported rather than redrawn on every screen.
The field, explained: Design Assets & Licensing
Wider context: the fields we cover, the glossary and certification exams, all written by us rather than pulled from a provider feed.