4) Finally, look at the back cover.

Make sure that your picture and your bio are above the barcode box and that nothing is partially blocked. Your back cover blurb should be properly spaced with enough margin around all sides, so it does not look scrunched.

If the text looks too crowded on the page, you might consider shrinking the size of the font on the back cover, but you do want it easy to read. Another option is to revise and cut down the text. Better to have fewer words than a giant block of tiny print that no one can read. The cover as a whole must appeal to the reader visually to entice them to buy.

I include my novel’s tagline at the top of the cover in bold. Then the back cover blurb beneath, with my author photo and bio at the bottom above the copyright block.

If everything looks correct after a thorough review of the spine, covers, and interior pages, you can go back onto your Amazon account and make your book available for sale so that your readers can order their copies.

But if you want to make changes or find something wrong, then fix those items and order another proof copy.

You want to make sure this book is exactly the way you want it before making it available for sale to the public. Sometimes you might have to order two or three ‘proof’ copies before you’re satisfied that everything is exactly right.