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Quality of An Electronic Book by Its Cover

An ebook cover is similar to the traditional book cover. However, you may have heard the saying that you cannot judge a book by its cover. But this is definitely not true with electronic books. Customers buying your book will value the quality of your electronic ebook cover. Why is that so? The impression created is that the more appealing the cover, the higher the quality of the books content.

In fact, the proper cover will convey the message that it is the actual printed version of your ebook.

Therefore, invest some money in valuable book covers. High quality covers, will mean higher sales. It goes without saying that your ebooks will stand out from the crowd if you are using high quality covers!

Make that cover attractive and you will be surprised how many people will buy your book.

So take some time to create your own book covers. Do a thorough market research. There are a lot of electronic cover markets out there.

And you shouldn't worry! Even if you are graphically challenged, you will be shown how to create your own exact look custom covers by using online videos. Some will help you create high -definition covers with sharp-photo-realistic look and feel.

Why don't you check them out? You will soon find yourself creating a book cover in a matter of minutes.

Please also feel free to check out these excellent Ebook guides if you are interested in some great tips for creating content for your ebook.

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My son, Michael creates his own ebook covers. As you may already know, he is the owner of the writing-lovers website.

I am so impressed with the high quality covers that he designs in Adobe Photoshop that I requested him to share with you some of the tricks he uses. Feel free to ask him any questions. I am confident that he will be of great help.

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You can design professional ebook covers.

 

professional ebook covers

 

Hello, I am Michael Sinkolongo:

Let me let you in on  a secret.

You can design professional ebook covers using only basic graphics editing software such as Paint.net and Adobe Photoshop.

No, I am not making it up. You can actually create your own ebook covers instead of spending plenty of your hard earned cash on ebook cover software. In fact, you can do more than just create covers; you can create professional covers.

With your own graphics software you can:

  • Design you own templates which you can then use as a basis for your designs.
  • Customize your cover to suit your target audience.
  • Compile a stunning 3D finish with drop shadows.

 

I greatly encourage people who set out to design their own covers for their ebooks or other digital products. I am one such person. I find that making my own designs is thrilling, exciting and fulfilling. Furthermore, it affords me the latitude and flexibility that no ebook software can.

Therefore, to all self-designers, way to go!

For those who are just starting out, it can be quite a challenge – almost like learning a new language, especially when you are not artistic by nature.

But if you are a newbie in this business, worry no more. You have got nothing to fear (except fear because that is the only thing that will stop you). I am going to learn you all I know. In no time, you will be happily designing your own covers.

So, here is what I am going to do:

  1. I’ll give you great tips on how to design professional covers.
  2. I’ll teach you a few tricks to help you use your graphics software to the full.
  3. I’ll answer your questions on ebook covers and graphics software.
  4. I’ll show you how to make your covers so stunning that people will fail to resist to make the click.

 

Now, why is it important to create professional covers for your e-goods? Well, do you now what a bad cover does?

We people almost always judge a book by its cover. If a cover looks disinteresting and dull, we tend to think the book is just as well. But if the cover is stunning, we will conclude that its contents are stunning as well. In fact, the rule “Never judge a book by its cover” is a rule people never obey!
So, no matter how awesome your content is, as long as the cover is dull and disinteresting, your visitors will not buy it. To make matters even worse, they will not even notice it!

Don’t start panicking yet. You can create that stunning cover and boost your sells. You won’t even need to spend money!

Seriously, you can do it. Take a look at the cover I designed below. I used only Adobe Photoshop, my keyboard and my mouse.

ebook cover

 

But doesn’t it take too long a time to do that?

I can’t cheat you. At first, it can take an hour or two. With an ebook cover creator, you can do it in a few minutes.

But you see, I am really in for the fun of it. It is amazing what you can do with just a graphics editor.

All I really want is to prove a point: you don’t really need expensive ebook cover software to create professional covers ( and some of it will really cost you a couple of your precious dollars).

And in the long run, the person who learns to use  his graphics editor well has nothing to loose and everything to gain. 

So let’s save a few bucks, turn savvy, and have tones of fun!

 

Tips on How to create Stunning Covers.


Tip # 1: Keep it simple:

Tip # 2: Choose the Appropriate Ebook Cover Color

Some think that an attractive cover should have a lot of colour and a lot of details. In short, the more complicated it is, the more attractive. But that is quite wrong...


FAQ - This is where I answer your questions


  1. I have Paint.Net and I'm trying to figure out how to write the lettering for an ebook cover. I can put the image in Paint.Net and write black text on it.

    I know how to change the font size but I can't figure out how to change the style and coloring of the font. The only coloring the font I can get black, just like in word before you change the coloring.

    Can you tell me what to do, please?

    Click here to see my answer.

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How to get the best out of your graphics editor - a few tips to get you started


  1. First thing: Get to know your editor:

  2. Probably you have tried using Adobe Photoshop but find it quite challenging. I did, at first. But after I spent time with it, I learnt how to use it quite effectively, or at least I get to do what I want.

  3. The Tool Box— Your Most Important Tool

    The tool box is a little rectangular box found in your graphics editor work area. It contains most of the tools that you need for editing and designing your graphics.

     

 

Stay tunned for more tips!

 

 

 

 



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