In this First Steps Tutorial, I show you how you can utilize Royalty Free stock photos and illustrations to create a book cover. The video covers the basics of using an online stock photography source (BigStock.com), how to save a photo to a lightbox, download a preview example, and set up the book cover page […]
eBook Cover Tutorial: Eight Tips for an Effective Book Cover Design
The Secret to Good Book Design, Production and Layout is knowing what works and what doesn’t. Though there are volumes that I could write on the principles of good design, that is not the purpose of this post. Most people in the publishing industry believe that a good book cover design is a book’s number […]
Childrens Book Layout Options for Kindle and EPUB
Joshua Tallent, of eBook Architects offers a great explanation of the options you have when creating a Childrens book. One of the most common questions [eBook Architechts] get is about their ability to create children’s eBooks. As the eBook market grows, and devices like the iPad and NOOKcolor become more common, parents are looking for […]
Poetry e-Book Cover Design
Even if you are using a Vanity Press, hire a graphic designer, or create a book cover yourself, make sure you have explored the best options for your book (and budget).
The Word Perfect Storm: Strange Characters Lurking in Your Code
Converting from Word Perfect to Word, or Word 2007 to Word 2003? You may have some strange font characters hiding in the coding you aren’t even aware of. And these anomalies will show up in your final ebook conversion.
How a Non-Illustrator Created an illustrated Book Cover: How-To Tutorial
A How-to Photoshop tutorial on creating an illustrated comic book cover – for the non-illustrator. An excellent way for authors on a budget to turn photos into illustrative designs.
Major Bug When Importing EPUB into iTunes
There is nothing like working days in formatting your epub only to have your validated document changed when uploaded to iTunes. Thus is the tune John Walker played today in his post “Bugs” Ugly Gotcha Importing EPUB Books into iTunes.” What transpires is the never ending issues with iTunes. Walker says, “When you import an […]