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free ebook cover creator

Janebell

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Posted May 9, 2008 at 4:19PM

I have spent most of this afternoon looking for a decent (free) ebook cover creator - to no avail. I object to spending $35 - $100 for something I will probably use only very occasionally - also the software can't be THAT technical?
Anyone know of anything out there?

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Forum Editor

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Posted May 9, 2008 at 7:18PM

but some of it is very good, and to be frank, the old adage that you get nowt for nowt holds good here.

When you consider that a really professional-looking cover can work wonders in terms of attracting interest, an expenditure of £40 or so isn't exactly a fortune. I've yet to see a totally free product in this field that was any good at all.

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Janebell

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Posted May 9, 2008 at 8:20PM

Thanks - good advice (sometimes you don't know whether to fork out or just keep looking) do you recommend any one in particular?

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Janebell

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Posted May 9, 2008 at 8:21PM

Sorry that should have read ebook COVER creator

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Forum Editor

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Posted May 9, 2008 at 10:53PM

I recommend this:

click here

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Janebell

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Posted May 10, 2008 at 9:55AM

Thanks for your continued help. I don't have photoshop so this would be an expensive option - any others you know of?

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Forum Editor

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Posted May 10, 2008 at 5:33PM

you run a Google search on 'ebook cover creator software'.

You'll get plenty of results, and you can look through them at your leisure.

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ChristyRZ

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Posted July 25, 2009 at 12:33AM

GIMP is free software like Photoshop. It's as powerful as Photoshop, without the pricetag. (It's open-source.)

click here

Once you download GIMP, go to:

click here

...and get the tutorial on how to use GIMP to make the 3D covers, software boxes, etc. There's both a written tutorial as well as a set of video tutorials.

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