Tips for good ebook covers: general rules

Tips for good ebook covers: general rules

Every format has its own characteristics. Apart from the size, to design a cover for a paperback book is quite different than to do it for an ebook. Not only paper-book covers are seen – by all of us – in colors, while on our ebook reader we see them in...
Ebook Cover Size Specifications

Ebook Cover Size Specifications

Respecting ebook cover size specifications is essential. Unfortunately, many judge books by their covers. Sure enough, research has shown that the impression made by a cover has a direct impact on whether or not the book sells. This is particularly problematic for...
Ebook cover design awards

Ebook cover design awards

On a monthly basis, The Book Designer website hosts a competition to give ebook cover design awards. Hundreds of authors submit their work for evaluation every month, suggesting there is something to be said, whether to learn from the success or failings of others or...
Tutorial 5 – Selection and layer options: easy to use!

Tutorial 5 – Selection and layer options: easy to use!

Selecting and deselecting, using layers and levels has always been difficult. But not with our software. In this tutorial we will show you how to take an image to the foreground, or to the background. Or even to put an item on top of another, or below a text to create...