A flashy ebook cover created from ebook templates can make a huge impact in your sales... but you are probably wondering where you can find someone to create your covers on a budget.
Why not create your own covers and save hundreds of dollars using software such as eCover Generator?
Our goal is to list places where you can find ebook templates and tutorials to create your own covers again and again using a low cost copy of a graphics program such as CompactDraw.
Do You Judge An eBook By Its Cover?
Featured Article by Eva Almeida, Publisher of the eBooks N' Bytes Informer,
I agree that ebooks have a very exciting future ahead
of them, not only for exposing the public to talent
in writing that normally would never get a chance to
be published, but also to allow extremely creative
people to have their artwork displayed on the covers
of these ebooks!
I don't know about you, but a good ebook cover does
influence my decisions about buying it -- as much as
the ad copy for a business book! But what constitutes
a great cover? Many factors... but one important
point is that the cover should compliment the story
thus instantly giving the reader an insight into your
ebook's story or content. Covers increase the
perceived value of your eBook, especially if it is
done well.
If you are planning on creating your own cover, you can
find some excellent tutorials online to help you out.
One of the most memorable tutorials is the one that comes
with eCover Generator, which is our top pick for software that can within minutes allow you to create a professional-looking 3D cover for your ebooks. There is also a great step-by-step cover art tutorial that I came across that demonstrates how to use CompactDraw or RealDraw to create dazzling cover art at EbookCentral.
If you can't create your own images, then there are
many clip art sites or photo sites where you can
get images to use on your covers (check copyrights
first.) Here is a brief list of places to find
images for your cover:
Art Today (requires membership)
http://www.arttoday.com/
Absolute Web Graphics Archive
http://www.grsites.com/webgraphics/
A to Z Clip Art Graphics
http://www.clipart-graphics.net/
PhotoDisc Royalty Free Photos (requires registration)
http://www.photodisc.com/
Energy Film (Photos, requires registration)
http://www.energyfilm.com/
Using a graphics program such as eCover Generator, Fireworks, Paint Shop
Pro, CompactDraw, or Adobe Photoshop, you can
combine the images with text to create a cover.
Through experimentation and online tutorials,
anyone can create a basic ebook cover -- but for
a truly professional look, I would recommend
consulting cover art designers. Not everyone has the artistic ability to
create their own covers, so I have compiled a list of
cover artists that you can consult or hire to create
a stunning cover for your ebook. I was very impressed
with several new artists that I had recently met
such as Caleb Avery who definitely can create
a breathtaking cover for your Science Fiction ebook
or Michael Cox who creates stunning scenery perfect
for a fantasy eBook.
You can access the ebook cover artists list at:
http://www.ebooksnbytes.com/ebook_cover_artists.html
(I am also willing to add you to the list if you
are an artist wanting to create ebook cover designs.)
Once you have your ebook cover designed either professional
or on your own, you need a place to sell your ebook. We
recommend the hosting provided by Site Build It since you don't need to focus on designing your site (they provide templates like the one this site is using) or manually
submitting your site to the search engines, Site Build It does it all for you automatically in addition to site tracking and much more.
Recommended Resources:
eCover Generator is our top pick for software that can within minutes allow you to create a professional-looking 3D cover for your ebooks. Complete with shadows on the finished images and anti-aliased text. I have personally used Armand's software complete with templates and I was suitably impressed with how simple it was to create my own covers from his templates using the eCover Generator software... Eva Almeida, eBooks N' Bytes.
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How would you like to create ebook covers like these? Check out the step-by-step tutorial on how to design effective and professional-looking ebook covers on your own using a low cost graphics program called CompactDraw or RealDraw... Mark Willigerod's pre-made eBook cover templates save you hours of work creating your own 
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