Dear
eBook Publisher,
Ebook
covers are an important tool for selling your ebook because they
support your sales message and make your book look real. I am
referring here to 3D representations of a book or software box,
not mere flat images.
A
3D book cover or box image inspires confidence in your potential
buyers, and this promotes more sales. But to inspire trust, you
need to use quality cover images, not something that looks thrown
together.
How
To Design Ebook Covers
The three
options above require a certain amount of graphic design skill
to obtain quality results. They take what you put together (images,
text, and colors) and produce a 3D likeness. You still need to
design a nice looking, compelling, flat cover image.
4. Hire a professional
designer to produce your ebook covers. This gives you
two important benefits: You will be assured of getting a quality
ebook cover to display on your site (and help to maximize your
sales potential), and it will free you up to concentrate on writing
and promoting your ebook. (See my recommendations
below).
Professional-Quality
Ebook Cover Software
Here
are some programs that will help you create ebook covers. Ebook
cover software is great if you need many covers.
Here's
some of the software I recommend.
Photoshop
Actions
I
highly recommend
PhotoShop Actions
Scripts. These
scripts are the best option for graphic designers. They
give you the best quality ebook covers but you need PhotoShop
to use them. You can try Adobe PhotoShop for FREE for 30 days.
Click
here for the free PhotoShop download.
Amazing eBook Covers is a great package that uses PhotoShop
Action Scripts. With its unsurpassed
cover quality at 300 dots per inch, CoverAction Pro Actions far
exceeds its competition. These action scripts
will turn your flat image into a quality 3D image in just seconds.
They include variations in size, orientation and type of image
(book, box, and CD). This great package includes tutorials showing
you how to use PhotoShop like a pro in minutes. Click here to
get more information about using PhotoShop
Actions to create ebook cover images.
I
use these PhotoShop Action Scripts myself. Since
I've been using Mark's action scripts, I haven't used anything
else. They
are simply amazing.
Specialized
Ebook Cover Software
If
you have limited design skills or don't have PhotoShop, specialized
ebook cover generators are the next best thing.
I
recommend this professional-quality ebook cover software: eCover
Generator. This software
is easy to use and generates quality ebook cover images. Visit
http://www.qualityebookcovers.com/ecovergenerator.html
for more information.
Free
ebook cover creators create a basic cover for your ebook. The
images are usually not looking great and have ragged edges. Remember
that the purpose of using a book cover is to inspire trust. Even
if you give away an ebook, it should create credibility. You can
try Scott's Box Shot Maker, www.boxshotmaker.com
as a free solution for your giveaway ebooks.
For
the Graphically Challenged
If
you need a top notch, professional-looking ebook cover and don't
have graphic design skills, I recommend hiring a professional
ebook cover designer. Click
here to get more information about an ebook cover designer
I recommend.
Bottom
line: If you want your ebooks to sell, use a quality ebook image
to represent your product. A good-looking image can boost sales
but a poor quality image can hurt sales.
To Your Online
Success!
Leva Duell
PhotoShop
Actions
Scripts | eCover
Generator | Custom
eBook Designer
How
To Create eBook Covers
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