| Creating
Your Own Cover
Creating
your own cover seldom produces the results you will get
from a professional cover designer, but for those who
need to create their own here are the 3 ways to go about
it:
1.
Start from scratch. This requires in depth knowledge
in using graphic design software like Adobe Photoshop,
or Macromedia FireWorks. These are the kinds of programs
that the professional designers use. The learning curve
for this type of software is very steep. And that is before
you start creating your cover.
Skill level required
to achieve a professional looking cover:
High to very high
2.
Templates. This is where you need to have some
understanding of graphic design software. You choose a
template from a selection of templates, open your chosen
template, add your text and then using the graphic design
software manually wrap the cover onto the 3D shape. Each
template has a different look and images to choose from.
Skill
level required to achieve a professional
looking cover:
Medium to high
3.
Cover creation software. This exciting software
does one thing. It creates virtual cover images with your
text on them. This means that you place your text and
the image you have chosen (supplied by the software) onto
the cover. The software can create both ebook covers and
box images and may also create CD jewel cases.
Skill
level required to
achieve a professional looking cover:
Low to Medium
Up until now
the only way to create amazing covers yourself has been
by using tutorials which teach how to use these graphic
programs so you can make the images. But basically this
was really difficult for the average person because creating
a cover that looks like a professionally designed cover
is actually really difficult.
with
the great software available you can create covers yourself.
It is amazingly easy.
But
now there is Software available that will help you, step
by step, create great covers. All you have to do is follow
the instructions.
Before
we look at some of these Cover creation software packages
to help you create your own cover COVERTIPS.com has some
important tips that you MUST consider if you are going
to do it yourself:
| 1. |
OK
you have written your fantastic ebook. And I’m
sure you have thought about who is your ideal customer.
To design a cover that appeals to this customer, and
makes them want to leap to their credit cards, you
have to come up with a design that makes sense to
them. Truly understand what kind of a cover would
appeal to them. What colors, style, images, and words
would they like? What would grab their ATTENTION
from the start?
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| 2. |
Create
a list of the title, subtitle, and bullet points.
What other text needs to be on the cover? But remember
the golden rule…. LESS is MORE!
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| 3. |
Look
over your book. Decide on what the most important
message of the book is, and how you might
want to get this across to your customer.
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| 4. |
Go
to your favorite bookshop, or neighborhood library,
surf through Amazon.com. What covers do you like?
What are the images or other elements of the cover
that you like? E.g. the way the text has been highlighted
or how some words leap out of the page at you. What
colors have they used? Try to find the ‘tricks’
the designers have used to get your attention. Make
a list of all the things on the covers that you like
and would like to incorporate into your design.
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| 5. |
Collect,
collect, collect….make a file of all the images
you like and when you are looking at the software
packages see whether there are any similar images
that you could use.
Don't forget about copyright, only use images
you have the legal right to use. You don't
want to create the perfect cover only to find out
you are not allowed to use a particular image.
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| 6. |
Remember
when you get to using the software and designing your
cover; don’t put too many words on the
cover. Too many words mean that the text
becomes unreadable.
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| 7. |
Use
fonts that are easy on the eye. They should
be easy to read and lead the eye on to the next word.
The more artistic the font, the less readable.
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| 8. |
Dark
colors can create a dull cover. Use colors
that ‘leap off the screen’. Great
colors that sell are the traditional colors such as
red, blue or deep yellow. Also make sure that the
cover has a different color to the background color
of your site.
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| 9. |
There
is a rule in life….K.I.S.S. –
Keep It SIMPLE Stupid! Don’t make your
cover more complicated than it needs to be. Remember
it should reflect one message and one message only.
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| 10. |
And
lastly, the cover you are creating is purely to promote
your ebook of software package. Customers
will very quickly use your cover to assess whether
your ebook or software is worth a further look.
Get it wrong and you end up losing sales. Don’t
be afraid to recreate and recreate your ebook cover
to GET IT RIGHT! |
The
best ebook cover software will have the following:
| 1. |
SIMPLE
Steps to create your cover
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| 2. |
Either
a guarantee that you will get your money back if it
is not what you want OR the chance to give the software
a free trial so you know exactly what you are ordering.
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| 3. |
The
software will give you the ability to make unlimited
graphics.
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| 4. |
A
tutorial section that will truly help you to get what
you need.
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| 5. |
Software
that creates your cover in a 3D shape so that it will
be exactly right for the computer screen. |
SO
lets look at what software packages are available to you
RIGHT NOW! These packages will give you all the ingredients
to make a fantastic cover.
We
have reviewed a lot of cover creation software packages
and picked 2 that we believe
are the best...
Best
Software
eCover
Studio
If
you are looking to create your own brand of high quality,
professionally designed Box, Book, CD, DVD, Cassette,
VHS or Ezine covers for your products, packages, and other
online promotions, then eCoverstudio software is our hot
pick.
Also
if you want the freedom and ability to have options, unique
angles, dazzling drop shadows, multi-angle lighting effects,
and all the other little "design tricks" the
professionals use then have a look at this software.
and...
eCover
Generator
eCover
Generator creates and formats the images to give you a
PERFECTLY SHAPED ebook cover or software box EVERY TIME!
Each image is compiled from 2 or 3 separate images into
the perfect ecover.
It
can be installed in less than a minute, and has a step
by step guide and allows you to write directly onto the
image. So you type what you want to say on the front cover
of your ebook.
eCover
Generator AUTOMATICALLY creates the ebook, 2 sided box
or 3 sided box and the background image. Yes, there are
many people already using eCovers and images. The problem
is, if it is not a professional realistic looking image,
it can also work 100% against you.
Don't
forget, as you view both of these packages, take a look
at the great bonuses they offer.
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