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Deborah of Tugboat Design has designed hundreds of book covers. She specialises in designing women’s fiction, romance, and chick-lit. Her services include custom book cover design, premade book covers, and promotion graphic materials.
Custom Ebook Design Pricing : $200-$500
Each project requires unique treatment and will be priced accordingly. Series discounts available upon request.
Add-ons:
- Print (soft)cover $50
- Print (hard)cover $50-$75
- 3D boxset $50-$200
- Premade series continuation starting at $150
- hourly rate $50/hour
Premade Book Covers: $50-$150/cover
Tugboat Design is also host to a premade shop for authors on a tighter budget. Genres include: historical romance, contemporary romance, women’s fiction, nonfiction, YA/NA, and chick-lit.
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Sandy Appleyard - April 15, 2021 @ 13:48
Working with Deborah has been fantastic. She knows her stuff and will guide you in the direction you need to take your work to. Always willing to help, and always accommodating, I recommend Deborah to anyone who wants a professional experience, a professional look, and a personal touch.
Working with Deborah has been fantastic. She knows her stuff and will guide you in the direction you need to take your work to. Always willing to help, and always accommodating, I recommend Deborah to anyone who wants a professional experience, a p
Michelle Cornish - April 15, 2021 @ 16:11
Deborah is one of the most organized people I’ve ever worked with! Not only does she magically seem to know what I’m looking for, but she is professional and responsive too. The whole process from filling out and signing forms to requesting future services like print wraps is well thought out and easy to follow. I highly recommend Deborah and Tugboat Design!
Deborah is one of the most organized people I’ve ever worked with! Not only does she magically seem to know what I’m looking for, but she is professional and responsive too. The whole process from filling out and signing forms to requesti
Ferrell A Hornsby - April 15, 2021 @ 16:32
I love working with Deborah! She has consistently delivered covers I love in a timely manner at a reasonable price. If you want professional quality with personalized service, I highly recommend Deborah at Tugboat Designs!
Irene Vartanoff - April 15, 2021 @ 16:53
Deborah reimagined a women’s fiction cover of mine as part of PW Booklife’s cover redesign feature. It was a soft stunner that resulted in an immediate uptick in sales. Since then, she’s done several more women’s fiction covers for me, all with the same design brand that I think is both elegant and effective at indicating subgenre. She’s professional to work with and understands both photo manipulation and type, which are crucial to good design. Her process is to find the photos for the design herself.
Deborah reimagined a women’s fiction cover of mine as part of PW Booklife’s cover redesign feature. It was a soft stunner that resulted in an immediate uptick in sales. Since then, she’s done several more women’s fiction cover
Gail Ward Olmsted - April 15, 2021 @ 18:54
Working with Deborah on the cover designs for my books has been an absolute pleasure. As an indie author, I have to watch my budget and ensure that whatever I invest in will payoff and Tugboat Designs delivers. When she shared her vision for my first book, I was amazed. It was exactly what I wanted but I didn’t know it until I actually saw it.
Deborah is a true professional- she met or exceeded all deadlines and was readily available to discuss and review the process every step along the way. I recommend her services to anyone who is looking to present their work in the best possible way.
Working with Deborah on the cover designs for my books has been an absolute pleasure. As an indie author, I have to watch my budget and ensure that whatever I invest in will payoff and Tugboat Designs delivers. When she shared her vision for my firs
Kris Kassady - April 17, 2021 @ 17:58
I sometimes wake up in a cold sweat nightmare in which Deborah has dropped me as an author. Not sure if I could survive that. I love working with Deborah so much. Her covers are so fabulous, not just mine, all of them. But, she’s more than that for me. She’s been a resource who has steered me in so many helpful directions. I really can’t recommend anyone more highly.
I sometimes wake up in a cold sweat nightmare in which Deborah has dropped me as an author. Not sure if I could survive that. I love working with Deborah so much. Her covers are so fabulous, not just mine, all of them. But, she’s more than that
Lauren Smith - April 19, 2021 @ 22:45
I love working with Tugboat Designs! I trusted Deborah for a redesign of an old cover and was so excited to see how lovely the final result was!
K. Bromberg - April 27, 2021 @ 06:43
I love working with Tugboat Designs. Deborah is knowledgeable, creative, and timely. She listens to her client and gives numerous cover options to pick from before revising and refining the file to what the author envisions.