Publishing

Boost your book marketing efforts by using PickFu to test book titles and covers with potential readers targeted by literary preference, reading frequency, and more.

Is there a secret to creating a book cover that attracts both well-worn travelers and those who love the occasional adventure? This Ranked poll asked 50 frequent and occasional travelers …

Every romance novel has to have a gorgeous hunk on the cover, right? This PickFu poll comparing two book cover designs confirmed as much — but the user running the …

Can a book about Doberman pinschers, a dog breed with a reputation for being aggressive, give readers the warm fuzzies? It can with the right cover, according to this PickFu …

No one had heard of the term crowdfunding when an entrepreneur named Michael Sullivan first used it in 2006. Since then, crowdfunding has grown into a multibillion-dollar global industry. The …

You’d think that if you slapped two canoodling people on a romance book cover, your readers would snatch it up, end of story. Turns out making subtle changes to an …

Humor is one of the hardest book genres to write. What an author finds funny, the reader may not. That goes for what’s on a humor book cover. No matter …

If you’re writing a book aimed at people who have a certain religious affiliation and you want to get the title and subtitle just right, split test your options with …

Reading a book about losing a pet might help you grieve the loss of your own, especially if you’re a kid. For one author, deciding on a children’s book title …

On this episode of the “Innovations and Breakthroughs” podcast, PickFu co-founder Justin Chen talks with host and patent attorney Rich Goldstein of Goldstein Patent Law about how businesses and entrepreneurs …

When you’ve narrowed a book cover down to two nearly identical designs, how do you choose the final version? In the case of this author’s PickFu poll, small details made …