E-books
I have been wondering a bit lately about e-books and what useful resources might be out there.
Recently a VA on a VA forum asked the questions about e-book cover software – something that would make creating a good looking e-book cover for promoting the e-book.
I’ve always created my own in Illustrator but was keen to hear what easier options there were.
These came recommended by other VAs.
Quick 3D Cover Maker – http://www.nervepreserve.com/ – is very quick, simple and productive graphical tool for developers, authors and designers who need good quality 3D cover illustrations. The program makes 3D pictures of boxshots, CD, DVD, Blue-ray boxes, eBooks covers more. The program allows to create professional level web illustrations literally with a few mouse clicks.
E-book Generator – http://www.armandmorin.com/ebook/ – Our New eBook Software gives you all the features you could ever want in an ebook software now or in the future. Here’s the real deal…
My e-cover maker – http://www.myecovermaker.com/ – MyEcoverMaker is an extremely easy to use point-and-click online software to create ebook covers without the need for expensive software like photoshop and plugins to create stunning 3D eCovers
I’d love to hear your thoughts on these and other useful tools for people looking at creating e-books.
Resources
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