Have you ever wanted to focus your time on creativity, using an intuitive online software system to build ads and promotional materials quickly?

I had the opportunity to try Book Brush and found it to be simple to use after the first ten minutes of dabbling with it. Book Brush is similar to Canva and Adobe Spark in that all three online software packages allow you to quickly build social media ads, blog and email headers, and promotional memes with ease. The biggest difference is that Book Brush is focused on helping authors.

Here is a sample promotion I built for my novel.

It took me about three minutes to create the above promotional piece. I then spent another handful of minutes clicking on other templates for Facebook Ads, Pinterest posts, Instagram stories, email headers, etc. Within 10-15 minutes I had created a dozen various size ads.

The software allows you to swap out different book images, backgrounds, text containers and fonts, and buttons for use with online links. The process is very simple to use. The first step is selecting an ad size. You then choose a background followed by placing an image of your book.

Before placing the book, you have to upload your cover. Once it’s in the system, you select which direction you want it to face, whether or not it’s a 3D image, hardback or soft cover, positioned on a smartphone or tablet, or one of the other numerous choices. This is done with a simple click to select your product pose followed by another click to apply your cover image.

Typing text comes next. The system simplifies the process for those who just want to type and click. However, for those who want far more control, the system gives you about a dozen adjustable options. I found it easy to select a recommended standard and then tweak it to my satisfaction, rather than starting from scratch with a 100% custom idea.

Book Brush also has a Facebook Group of authors that use the software. They are there to help answer questions and share ideas with each other. Based on the comments, I’d say the group is very friendly and supportive of each other. So, if you’re an author, you might want to consider the great support system Book Brush has put in place for you.

For those who aren’t authors, the system is easy to use for creating an ad or promotional piece. The monthly fee is low and includes the license for supplied pictures. You can also upload your own pictures with ease.

The only downside of the system is a handful of things that are not intuitive, but I’ll assume that the folks at Book Brush will get to those areas soon, especially since they have consistently worked on improvements and additional functionality. In the meantime, make sure you save your work before clicking on a button that will take you from the workspace because you won’t be able to get back to it without losing your work.

© 2019 CJ Powers

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