Book Covers on Websites: Should I Create a Book Cover for My Website Before I Find a Publisher?

A client recently sent me a nice looking book cover for her website and asked my opinion of it.  I liked it, but had she decided to self publish? No, she said. A seasoned publicist had recommended she post the book cover to gain interest in the subject of her book and help grow her following, perhaps even gain some interviews. I know the publicist had good reasons for the book cover, but I was concerned that agents and potential publishers would assume she’d self published the book. It could be confusing to them. Was I over-reacting? I asked my[...]