Creating an appealing book cover design is non-negotiable for every authors. Most publishing experts will warn you against making your own book cover, with good reason: the cover design is too crucial an element to self-publishing success to take lightly. Making your book marketable is hard enough without a poor cover jeopardising your efforts. However there are many reasons why you want to give it a try anyway: You want to play with cover ideas so you know what you want before hiring a designer You want more control over your cover design You're launching a small project, a short ebook or guide, and don't want to invest too much You're writing a series and don't want to pay full price for each cover design