There are pros and cons to designing your own book covers. First of all, they need to look professional. It’s not that difficult with stock photos and Create Space and Ingram Spark provide templates for print books which you don’t need if your book is only available as an ebook.

Granted, you can save money and have the satisfaction of seeing your own graphic vision of your story in print, but in most cases a skilled artist can come up with cool ideas you’d never think of. It’s also fun and sometimes enlightening to see your work through another person’s eyes. There are just about as many cover designers these days as there are authors, so it’s not hard to find one. In fact, I’m one of them, so if you need a book cover feel free to contact me. You can see my creations on KalliopeRisingPress.com.