This is the best tutorial I've seen. I made my book cover while watching and learned so much. I didn't know Word had so many options. Now I just need to learn how to make the physical copy cover, for Create Space. Thank you so much for taking the time to help us.
Hi and thanks! I suffered through 4 other book covers.. you are FANTASTIC and saved an old man from getting more grey hairs! Get into teaching you have a gift. Thanks again!
Hands down, this is the best tutorial yet! Thank you for being very clear with showing us and telling us about each step and not skipping any. Thank you!
Excellent job, Amanda. I've watched dozens of how-to videos on creating book covers with MS Word, but yours was the best one by far. Two thumbs up!!!! Mike A.
Well if this was for your final exam you should have gotten a "A". This tutorial is fantastic and I definitely learned some new tricks. I will be saving this to several of my playlists!
I fully agree. I'm writing a book and with 20 years of computer usage, multi OS's, and being 20 years online I never have needed or learned Word. I did A-ok thanks to you.
Hello. I am a starting author that wants to make an excellent book. I heard that the cover attracts the people, and the writing completes everything. Thank you for the video.
Excellent video, Ms. Kulp!! Thank you so much. You saved me $$$ (big bucks) because I have 3 books coming out in the next four months. You will be blessed for sharing your knowledge. Thanks again!
Thank you sooo much! I've been struggling with Word trying to get my my book finished up. The cover is done, but I was struggling with some of my art inside the book itself, so I appreciate the tutorial!
Thanks, Mandee, you made this look ridiculously easy! And to think I thought I was going to have to splash out for the services of a designer. Who needs photoshop?
Great Tips, I never knew you could use Microsoft word this much to create awesome covers like this! Well, As a Graphics Designer, I think its cool to learn different ways of creating awesome designs. Thanks a Million Mandee Kulp.
Thank you so much, Mandee, from Nigeria. Your teaching is cool. I had to go over it again and again and to practise it as well. My only challenge was the last part that has to do with removing the rough edges using shadows. I tried to do that many times with Word 2007, but the rough edges didn't blend well. I guess my Word lacks the feature for that. All the same, your teaching is superb. I can now head for the next stage of publishing my e-book
Thank you for making such a simple video with a clear explanation. Most of the 'book cover tutorial' videos on youtube are too rushed or hard to follow. I love the cover you made. Could you possibly demonstrate how to make a simple romance book cover with a beach/lake/field background.
that was an awesome video presentation and very well-spoken. Thank you for sharing your knowledge on the subject. I am creating my first book and with your help, I've been able to save a bunch of money and use my creativity. Thanks a million!!!
I needed to make a cover for a DVD for school and this tutorial, although for a book, possessed most of the same traits that I needed. I cannot thank you enough!! :)
Wow! Mandee, clear, concise instructions. Great job! I've been watching these videos for months now trying to learn how to use Photoshop to make a book cover to no avail. The instructors either go too fast, or don't tell you what the heck they're clicking on--a total waste of my time. As the commenter below states, "You deserve and A+. Thank you! I will be subscribing and searching for more videos by you!
I thank you for showing me how I can make book cover in word. I need update my office with word. Love this step by step process. This is very encouraging.
I was amazed when you said this was your first tutorial video. You're a natural. Great instructing! Good Pacing and Clear Screens. I liked your step by step approach. Well Done!
I appreciate your compliments. I also have to admit that I was better at making sure the different cuts of the video fit together. I took about 20 different segments because of stuttering, or simply not knowing what to say, and fused them together. I took a lot longer than what most people would have. It wasn't easy. Thanks again!
Thanks for this. You have very good voice and clear instructions. I am glad I stumbled across this so I could make a book cover using a tool that I already have. Good work! Keep it up!
This was so helpful! I'm so happy with what I've done due to your expertise! I thought it would be hard, and without your help it certainly would have, but I got it done quickly and I'm so happy! Thank you so much!
Hey Mandy, that was a great tutorial. I usually do this in Photoshop, I didn't know you could do this in MS Word. Something to try for my next cover. Thanks again.
Awesome video ! Thank you for making this easy tutorial on making a book cover on (Microsoft word) this has helped me in completing my poetry book's awesome book cover thank you again Have a wonderful day !
I love this tutorial, thank you so much for putting this together! It's easy to follow, and I am currently using it to help me make the cover for my second eBook. Keep up the great work, I look forward to other tutorials in the future!
Hello! This video totaly helped me with my own book! Im so excited to print the cover out! Im 8 years old thought,my book is called Fashion Frouble Chapter 1-17 thanks again!
Thank you so veeeeery much!!!! You revealed hidden knowledge to me about a software program I thought I knew, wow!!!! Amazing!! Thank you again, keep up the great work.
Sincere thanks for this marvelous gift! You've put me on the right track. It's always easy, when you know how. I intend to learn how. You make it seem easy...it's not..but with some real effort ..I'll learn. Your efforts have found appreciative reception........Thanks again
Very nice and very helpful! I have published a few kindle e-books, but I can use more help with improving my cover designs. I am a MAC user too so I am not sure of all the things Word can do. Great Job!
you don't have to wait to write a book when you're an adult. you can start as a child/ young teenager. (Boost to your writing knowledge when it comes to your GCSE's and A-levels for literature and English)
Very good job kiddo. Very informative and the end result is very eye catching. Thank you very much, I learned a lot for my book cover. Any more tips would be great.
Great Video! I followed all of the steps with the exception of inserting an image for the title (did not work for me) and is proud of the outcome. Thanks!
Great video. Everything I know already, was seeing if there was anything I didn't know in newer versions I but it's pretty much the same without the need to run to powerpoint constantly. Also I am so sorry for all these others posting silly comments on how to convert things, if they don't know how to convert simple doc thin file formats they should learn a lot more before eventually messing with fat file formats like epub, mp3 ect
Thank you for watching. You are right, Word 2013 is a lot like previous versions especially Word 2010. As far as others posting about converting the book covers for ebooks, the only way to learn is to ask questions. I just unfortunately don't know much about ebooks and their file formats. Maybe its time for me to learn more about them as well.
Not certain about the points made but ,if anyone else trying to find out ebook cover design service try *Greega Amazing Cover Guru* (do a search on google )? Ive heard some pretty good things about it and my buddy got great success with it.
I have a Degree in computing and so do many others but one thing that is more powerful than qualifications in this technology world is experience and i am now 33 years of age and since 7 years old into computers so i have seen the birth and updates of pretty much everything today tech wise.
Thank you for the tutorial. It was easy to follow and I created a really nice book cover, however at the end you said deselect everything, but you didn't show how to do that, plus how can this be saved as a jpeg, or how should it be saved in order to use on other platforms.
Thank you a lot. It was a fantastic tutorial and it helped me a lot. The ideas are very useful and all of your tricks and others. I love this video. Thank You!
Some good stuff that's given me some insights, I appreciate it. (personally, I would've hyphenated your name and put it on top of the book title. So it reads "Amanda Kulp's The Phoenix" - otherwise, it looks like "The Phoenix Amanda Kulp", suggesting the story is about Amanda Kulp, which I'm assuming it's not lol..unless it's a biography haha). Anyways, just my 2c. Great 1st tuto! Keep it up!
Mandee, YOU ROCK !!!!! Thank you. Do you know how to do an ebook in Word 2013 ? ( adding this tutorial to it as the cover for the ebook would be awesome ) :) Thanks again !!
This is the best tutorial I've seen. I made my book cover while watching and learned so much. I didn't know Word had so many options. Now I just need to learn how to make the physical copy cover, for Create Space. Thank you so much for taking the time to help us.
Hi and thanks! I suffered through 4 other book covers.. you are FANTASTIC and saved an old man from getting more grey hairs! Get into teaching you have a gift. Thanks again!
I fell in love with the way you explain. Dayum, I did several apps just to make book covers and finally I found a simple way to do. Thanks!!!!!
Thank you Mandy,
You are a born teacher. Your tutorial was very clear and easy to follow. I successfully followed your instructions and love my cover.
Hands down, this is the best tutorial yet! Thank you for being very clear with showing us and telling us about each step and not skipping any. Thank you!
You are most welcome, Val. Thank you very much for watching!
I never knew that so much can be done on MS Word. Thanks for the tutorial.
Excellent job, Amanda. I've watched dozens of how-to videos on creating book covers with MS Word, but yours was the best one by far. Two thumbs up!!!! Mike A.
Well if this was for your final exam you should have gotten a "A". This tutorial is fantastic and I definitely learned some new tricks. I will be saving this to several of my playlists!
+luxurycardstore Thanks! I did actually. If I remember correctly, I got a 110/100. My instructor was extremely impressed. Thanks again for watching!!
+Mandee Kulp You just earned a sub 0-0
I fully agree. I'm writing a book and with 20 years of computer usage, multi OS's, and being 20 years online I never have needed or learned Word. I did A-ok thanks to you.
Hello. I am a starting author that wants to make an excellent book. I heard that the cover attracts the people, and the writing completes everything. Thank you for the video.
Excellent video, Ms. Kulp!! Thank you so much. You saved me $$$ (big bucks) because I have 3 books coming out in the next four months. You will be blessed for sharing your knowledge. Thanks again!
Thank you sooo much! I've been struggling with Word trying to get my my book finished up. The cover is done, but I was struggling with some of my art inside the book itself, so I appreciate the tutorial!
First time I am watching book cover designed using Microsoft word. great. Keep doing more tutorials with MS word.
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You did an EXCELLENT job on this! I'm a professional graphics designer and I was still completely amazed by the beauty of the book cover you created.
Thanks, Mandee, you made this look ridiculously easy! And to think I thought I was going to have to splash out for the services of a designer. Who needs photoshop?
Great Tips, I never knew you could use Microsoft word this much to create awesome covers like this!
Well, As a Graphics Designer, I think its cool to learn different ways of creating awesome designs.
Thanks a Million Mandee Kulp.
Thanks for being very clear,slow speaking makes your explanation very very very professional.
Thank you so much, Mandee, from Nigeria. Your teaching is cool. I had to go over it again and again and to practise it as well. My only challenge was the last part that has to do with removing the rough edges using shadows. I tried to do that many times with Word 2007, but the rough edges didn't blend well. I guess my Word lacks the feature for that. All the same, your teaching is superb. I can now head for the next stage of publishing my e-book
Mandee, You did an excellent job with this tutorial. Thank you.
Thank you for making such a simple video with a clear explanation. Most of the 'book cover tutorial' videos on youtube are too rushed or hard to follow. I love the cover you made.
Could you possibly demonstrate how to make a simple romance book cover with a beach/lake/field background.
that was an awesome video presentation and very well-spoken. Thank you for sharing your knowledge on the subject. I am creating my first book and with your help, I've been able to save a bunch of money and use my creativity. Thanks a million!!!
I needed to make a cover for a DVD for school and this tutorial, although for a book, possessed most of the same traits that I needed. I cannot thank you enough!! :)
This is incredible! It works so well and my book cover turned out incredible!!! I wish I could show you, but I can't. Anyway, I love your background!
Wow! Mandee, clear, concise instructions. Great job! I've been watching these videos for months now trying to learn how to use Photoshop to make a book cover to no avail. The instructors either go too fast, or don't tell you what the heck they're clicking on--a total waste of my time. As the commenter below states, "You deserve and A+. Thank you! I will be subscribing and searching for more videos by you!
Very helpful, Mandee. Thanks!
You're welcome. Thanks so much for watching!
This definitely helped me a lot. My book cover looks amazing.Thank you so much.
I thank you for showing me how I can make book cover in word. I need update my office with word. Love this step by step process. This is very encouraging.
I was amazed when you said this was your first tutorial video. You're a natural. Great instructing! Good Pacing and Clear Screens. I liked your step by step approach. Well Done!
I appreciate your compliments. I also have to admit that I was better at making sure the different cuts of the video fit together. I took about 20 different segments because of stuttering, or simply not knowing what to say, and fused them together. I took a lot longer than what most people would have. It wasn't easy. Thanks again!
very thorough. thank you! didn't know microsoft word had some of these picture editing pictures you showed...pretty cool
Thank you this was very helpful and everyone loves the cover you helped me create!
Thank you! I appreciate you watching my video. Glad it helped out. :)
Awesome, easy video to follow. I can't wait to start the action.
Thanks for this. You have very good voice and clear instructions. I am glad I stumbled across this so I could make a book cover using a tool that I already have. Good work! Keep it up!
Very Informative and excellent way of presentation...............Thanks a lot.
Nice Job, very helpful !!!!
i get impressed by your knowledge about ms - world it was a very good tutorial for making a book cover. Thank you
Thank you. I really needed this because photoshop drove me crazy. This video helped me very much.
Great. I like the pace and the simplicity that you used throughout the video.
Great video! Helped me save a lot of money. Thank you so much!
Really thorough and useful tutorial. Thanks.
Well presented and easy to understand and apply.
You have done a good job.
My professional-looking cover is all thanks to you! Appreciate HUGELY!
This was so helpful! I'm so happy with what I've done due to your expertise! I thought it would be hard, and without your help it certainly would have, but I got it done quickly and I'm so happy! Thank you so much!
Great tutorial, Mandee! Thanks a lot.
Amanda you are great! Thanks.
Your desktop-background is amazing omfg
Hey Mandy, that was a great tutorial. I usually do this in Photoshop, I didn't know you could do this in MS Word. Something to try for my next cover. Thanks again.
Awesome video !
Thank you for making this easy tutorial on making a book cover on (Microsoft word) this has helped me in completing my poetry book's awesome book cover thank you again
Have a wonderful day !
A very clear and informative video.
Thank you. I am glad you enjoyed it.
I love this tutorial, thank you so much for putting this together! It's easy to follow, and I am currently using it to help me make the cover for my second eBook. Keep up the great work, I look forward to other tutorials in the future!
Hello! This video totaly helped me with my own book! Im so excited to print the cover out! Im 8 years old thought,my book is called Fashion Frouble Chapter 1-17 thanks again!
Thank you, I really appreciate the tutorial. Found it very detailed and helpful.
Awesome tutorial! I definitely learned something new today and you answered some of my questions. Keep up the great work!
Thank you so veeeeery much!!!! You revealed hidden knowledge to me about a software program I thought I knew, wow!!!! Amazing!! Thank you again, keep up the great work.
waoooo nice , thanks mandee for thss
Sincere thanks for this marvelous gift! You've put me on the right track.
It's always easy, when you know how.
I intend to learn how.
You make it seem easy...it's not..but with some real effort ..I'll learn.
Your efforts have found appreciative reception........Thanks again
For those who are not American, if you want to change the size of the blank word file before starting, it's 15,24 by 22, 86 cm.
Nice tutorial thanks for sharing....
Nice video young lady, looking forward to more thx!
YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!! THIS THE BEST TUTORIAL. THANKS!!!!!
Very nice work! Thank you for the tutorial.
Thanks, saved me from headaches for Dutch.
+bengast2 Thanks for watching!
You are absolutely brilliant!! Thank you
Thank you so much for this tutorial. I have held on to my ebook publishing because of the ecover. I can now go ahead to do it! :)
It's a very nice book cover using MS Word. Thank for the information
Great tutorial! Thanks Mandee. :-) Hugs!
+Jan Springer Thank you so much for watching!!
it was very very helpful...amazing...
Very nice and very helpful! I have published a few kindle e-books, but I can use more help with improving my cover designs. I am a MAC user too so I am not sure of all the things Word can do. Great Job!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us on youtube. You have helped me alot in this video. Thank you very much!
Thank you for the video. You explain things very thoroughly. Thanks!
Great book cover instructions.
Thank you very much!
Thanks this will be useful when I become an author when I am an adult.
you don't have to wait to write a book when you're an adult. you can start as a child/ young teenager. (Boost to your writing knowledge when it comes to your GCSE's and A-levels for literature and English)
This tutorial is brilliant! I use Pixlr to make my covers, but now and then the site does not give me access. This is a great alternative!
OMG! this tutorial is so great! I wish you were my computer teacher :( but ur instructions are very clear and easy 2 understand
Thank you so much!! This helped me create my book cover :) and it was easy!
THIS IS SO HELPFUL! THANK YOU!
Very good job kiddo. Very informative and the end result is very eye catching. Thank you very much, I learned a lot for my book cover. Any more tips would be great.
As for a 'fee' some have requests about royalties and what you intend to do with their art. It's only fair to respect other artists. Very nice work.
Great Video! I followed all of the steps with the exception of inserting an image for the title (did not work for me) and is proud of the outcome. Thanks!
Great video. Everything I know already, was seeing if there was anything I didn't know in newer versions I but it's pretty much the same without the need to run to powerpoint constantly.
Also I am so sorry for all these others posting silly comments on how to convert things, if they don't know how to convert simple doc thin file formats they should learn a lot more before eventually messing with fat file formats like epub, mp3 ect
Thank you for watching. You are right, Word 2013 is a lot like previous versions especially Word 2010.
As far as others posting about converting the book covers for ebooks, the only way to learn is to ask questions. I just unfortunately don't know much about ebooks and their file formats. Maybe its time for me to learn more about them as well.
Not certain about the points made but ,if anyone else trying to find out
ebook cover design service try *Greega Amazing Cover Guru* (do a search on google )? Ive heard some pretty good things about it and my buddy got great success with it.
I have a Degree in computing and so do many others but one thing that is more powerful than qualifications in this technology world is experience and i am now 33 years of age and since 7 years old into computers so i have seen the birth and updates of pretty much everything today tech wise.
Ali Sellami
You didi a wonderful job in your video. Most of the information I knew. Your presentation was clear and to the point. I like your creativity. :).
Thank you for the tutorial. It was easy to follow and I created a really nice book cover, however at the end you said deselect everything, but you didn't show how to do that, plus how can this be saved as a jpeg, or how should it be saved in order to use on other platforms.
THANK YOU. clear and to follow.
+Kelly Matthews Thank you for watching!
Thank you a lot. It was a fantastic tutorial and it helped me a lot. The ideas are very useful and all of your tricks and others. I love this video. Thank You!
I love that computer background! (Im not being sarcastic)
sweet! I freaking love it! Will you make anymore tutorials?
Possibly in the near future. School is very important right now so my focus is there. Thanks.
Thank you so much! Really helpful! Needed it for my exam.
thank you so much your tutorial is soooo good it helped me and made my book cover look sooo good
Great work, appreciate tutorial, new point of view of an artist inside ;)
it's very nice and that is very useful for wattpad story makers thanks a lot
This has helped me so much!! Thank you :)
AMAZING VIDEO LOVED YOUR VIDEO HELPED ME A LOT.......
Some good stuff that's given me some insights, I appreciate it.
(personally, I would've hyphenated your name and put it on top of the book title. So it reads "Amanda Kulp's The Phoenix" - otherwise, it looks like "The Phoenix Amanda Kulp", suggesting the story is about Amanda Kulp, which I'm assuming it's not lol..unless it's a biography haha).
Anyways, just my 2c. Great 1st tuto! Keep it up!
Ayyyy u nice wit it...thanks for the tutorial, u did great
Hi Mandee. Nice to meet you. Great video. You really know how to use MW. Your art work looks great and I learned a lot. Thanks.
I LOVE YOUR WALL PAPER!!!
Thanks!
I love do-it-yourself projects!
Mandee, YOU ROCK !!!!! Thank you.
Do you know how to do an ebook in Word 2013 ? ( adding this tutorial to it as the cover for the ebook would be awesome ) :) Thanks again !!
Thanks for the tutorial Mandee. Big kiss.
thanks , the design is fantastic !!
+ASHOK KUMAR K R Thank you for watching! I am glad you enjoyed it. :)
Thanks! I found your tutorial very helpful.
Awesome, awesome, awesome....