A 3D book mockup is a digitally created image which shows how your book will look when it exists. It’s a great marketing tool when you don’t yet have physical copies, and with full control over angles and lighting, it’s probably the best your book will ever look.
Let’s begin with a revelation. Or, I suppose, two revelations. The drag is that only one of them can surprise you. As mentioned, you may be the sort of person who already knows both, but if not, you’re in for a real shock. Ready?
For a certain type of reader, a book that includes a map of its setting is catnip. For these readers, your blurb, your title, and your cover are secondary concerns: the map’s the thing, and you had them as soon as they saw it.
