Free eBook Cover

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    I have been selling an eBook on my site for several months now. The way that I have been doing it is to simply create my eBook in word and then print it out to disk as a pdf file. However, I would like to start selling it on Amazon and so I'll have to go with their proprietary format for the kindle. So the first thing I need is a free (or darn close) eBook Cover creator. I can't find anything on the web for this - does anyone have any suggestions? And please note that I need it to work with Amazon's format and with (I guess) Word.

    Any help or advice is much appreciated...
     
    Whisper9999, Jul 28, 2009 IP
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    Do you want any good free Cover Creator? or Design Sample?
     
    Asif2BD, Jul 28, 2009 IP
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    I need a cover creator, preferably that creates a .doc so I can put it into my existing word document. I admit I don't know what I'm doing, so any help is much appreciated...
     
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    Ok.
    Visit This site http://LinkX.In/freecovercreator

    Upload or locate your book cover page, this will create 3D cover. And then use that image on Doc file in MS Word or Open Office.
     
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    Thx! I tried out a couple of things. But here's what I'm missing:

    1. I don't really know what to do with the image once I get it onto Word. I mean I know how to resize it and all that, but I don't know the layout to make it look like a decent book cover. Do I need a template for that?
    2. I don't know how to put letters onto the image if I want to do that. Do I have to have Paint Shop Pro or something for that?
     
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    1. Insert it using insert image from file, then drag to re size. Place it where needed. If you got that 3D Cover in png then place in on a page and u could put text and copyright notice in bottom.

    2. Yea , u could do that easily. ACDSee is also good enough for it, u could use any software, just import the image and bring a text box and place it as needed, then rotate or change drop shadow for keeping design looking alike.

    If still facing problem, i might try to help u out. I am not pro in this, but i could try to help u.
     
    Asif2BD, Jul 28, 2009 IP
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    Thanks for all the help! I have a question about #1: how do you insert text into the png file? Are you saying you do that with PaintShopPro or ACDSee? I don't think that's what you're saying, though, because with those programs you can add lettering onto any kind of image, right?

    Again, thx for the help...
     
    Whisper9999, Jul 29, 2009 IP