Reprintable Articlesby Leva Duell How
To Create eBook Covers
Article How to Easily Create eBook Cover ImagesLeva
Duell & Peter Libby
Ebook covers are an important tool for selling your ebook because they support your sales message and make your book look real. We are referring here to 3-dimensional representations of a book or software box, not mere flat, 2D images. Even though your book is an electronic book and not a physical book, a 3D book 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. To get a cover for your ebook, you have several options to choose from: • Free software programs will produce a 3D likeness of a book or software box. The results from these freebie programs are generally only marginally acceptable. The good thing is that since they are free, you can try them and at least see how they work. • Fee-based versions of this same software that produce generally better results, ranging from so-so to very good. The prices for these programs also vary. Some may even offer a demo version you can try out before buying. • If you who have Adobe Photoshop and are at least fairly familiar with using this professional graphics software, you can buy a set of actions (scripts) that will produce 3D renderings of your book or box cover. The three options above still require a certain amount of graphic design skill to obtain professional level quality results. They simply 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 and choose readable fonts. • Another option is to create a 3D representation of your ebook or software package yourself, from scratch. Obviously, you will need a considerable amount of skill and experience in both graphic design and in using the right software. • The final option is to 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. When you are selling more than one ebook, this last point is even more important. Here are some programs that will help you create ebook covers. The right ebook creator software is great if you need many covers. Free Ebook Cover Creators They create a basic cover for your ebook. Try them to create a cover for your giveaway ebooks. Try Scott's Box Shot Maker, www.boxshotmaker.com as a free solution.
PhotoShop
Action Sets I highly recommend PhotoShop Action Scripts. They are the best option for graphic designers but you need PhotoShop to use them. You can download PhotoShop for free 30 days. These sets of actions will turn your flat image into a 3D image in just seconds. They include variations in size, orientation and type of cover image (book, box, and CD). Amazing eBook Covers is a great package that will show you how to use PhotoShop like a pro in minutes. Since I've been using action scripts, I haven't used anything else. They are simply amazing. Go to http://www.qualityebookcovers.com/amazingebookcovers.html to get more information. Specialized Ebook Cover Software Here's some of the software we recommend for people who have some graphic design talents. eCover Generator allows you to quickly create your own customized eBook graphics and produces high-quality ebook covers. Visit http://www.qualityebookcovers.com/ecovergenerator.html for more information. For the graphically challenged If you need a top notch, professional-looking cover and don't have graphic design skills, we recommend hiring a professional ebook cover designer. 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. Visit
http://www.QualityEbookCovers.com About the Author: Boost
your ebook sales with quality 3D ebook covers! |
Boost
Your Online Sales With Quality Images!
Email: info@qualityebookcovers.com