Best ecover creator?

Easy Cash · 01-27-2010, 09:58 PM

What software/script do you recommend?

What is the best ecover creator you have found?

Sergiu FUNIERU · 01-27-2010, 10:04 PM

I own a license of CoverAction Pro, version 1. It's very easy to use and the covers are amazing
Cover Action Pro - Ebook Cover Software (Not an affiliate link)

dave147 · 01-27-2010, 10:08 PM

Here's one of the best ones Online eBook Cover Software - Generate eCover for eBooks and Softwares

Jmn187 · 01-27-2010, 11:14 PM

I am, check out an example of a cover I did at public domain blacklist .com ;-)

jjpmarketing · 01-27-2010, 11:21 PM

CoverActionPro is hands down, the best. If you plan on making your own ecovers for your own websites, realize that the script can only do so much. You still need to become very familiar with some basic design skills using Photoshop. You can a lot of great tutorials on this aspect via youtube, lynda.com, etc.

If however you already have these design basics covered, and you are using it to sell graphic design services, then you will want the Cover Action Pro action scripts. They are the best. I only have version 1, but from what I have seen of their version 2 scripts they are well worth it. You will make your investment back easily by doing designs.

But if this is only for your own websites, save yourself the time and outsource the work. You can get pretty good deals on ecover design services right here on this forum.

Dennis

James12C · 01-27-2010, 11:34 PM

I'm another fan of Cover Action Pro - I've got v.1 which is still great (I dont know if ti is available) but v2 looks terrific as well. Mark Monciadini provides great tutorials, backup and support.

iClickGraphics · 01-27-2010, 11:54 PM

Another fan here and license user of cover action pro v2.0
I'm using it to provide ecover for my clients.
For me CAP is the best ecover creator right now

Peter Nguyen · 01-28-2010, 01:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dave147

Here's one of the best ones Online eBook Cover Software - Generate eCover for eBooks and Softwares

This one has some great designs, everything you could possible need for an ecover is probably there. and it's FREE

http://www.myecovermaker.com/ecover-design

fred67 · 01-28-2010, 01:15 AM

Because I'm such a techno-phobe I bought the 'Ecover-Engine' with resale rights.
This is my salespage - NOT to spam you folks, but because it has a great tutorial video on it ecoverengine (Enjoy :-)

Marian · 01-28-2010, 01:20 AM

There are quite a few excellent ecover action scripts around... the thing is what else do you need to design a beautiful ecover. The script is a part of it. The rest is your design skills and your feeling for it.

Marian

Emily Meeks · 01-28-2010, 02:10 AM

Would any of these work for Paint Shop Pro?

Grapho · 01-28-2010, 02:12 AM

BoxShot 3D - but it is a stand alone app, not a set of PS actions.

devearoux · 01-28-2010, 02:54 AM

I use Photoshop to design ebook covers. You just need to download some templates and everything is set.

SmashTweet · 01-28-2010, 03:49 AM

For me chad has done a great job for just $15.00,
check out his wso here :
http://www.warriorforum.com/warriors...m-designs.html

ShelbyC · 01-28-2010, 11:34 AM

I use Box Shot 3D, it compiles your pictures into a 3D Box or Report style ecover, but you have to design your front and side pictures in GIMP or Photoshop first.

digitalcovergirl · 01-28-2010, 12:40 PM

CoverActionPro 2.0 hands down is the best, but ecover suite elite is second to best, i use about 10-12 of there actions but mostly CAP 2.0

sakthig · 01-28-2010, 08:49 PM

True Box Shot( TBS ) Cover Editor is my choice for creating cover design ,past years i have created stunning cover design for my company products

Ricardo-Acosta · 01-28-2010, 10:25 PM

wow... myecovermaker.com is really helpful thanks.

Denise Million · 01-29-2010, 12:39 AM

I wrote a book and the thing holding up having it printed is the cover.

I submitted it to 2 of the print on demand companies and both times my book cover was the wrong size. Would these ebook cover recommendations you've given be able to automatically size my cover to suit the requirements of these companies?

digitalcovergirl · 01-29-2010, 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Denise Million

I wrote a book and the thing holding up having it printed is the cover.

I submitted it to 2 of the print on demand companies and both times my book cover was the wrong size. Would these ebook cover recommendations you've given be able to automatically size my cover to suit the requirements of these companies?

May I ask what type a book is it, like a novel. If so I am sure your cover would fit. Also was your cover designed in photoshop and was your bleed/guide lines set right?

Russ Emrick · 01-29-2010, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Denise Million

Would these ebook cover recommendations you've given be able to automatically size my cover to suit the requirements of these companies?

No. eBook generators generate 3D pictures, box shots, DVD images etc simulating a real product for a virtual one. There are two types: stand alone software products and Photoshop action scripts which obviously requires Photoshop. I have never seen scripts or actions for GIMP or any other non-Photoshop program. Stand alone are easier to learn and use (IMO) but the Photoshop actions produce astonishing results in for more formats. You need PS skills anyway to produce the overall images to begin withl.

Both kinds require graphics skills - the ability to compose an attractive layout with both graphics and text. Both (in my experience) require skills in using a graphics editor to get the underlying image into the cover program.

To your point: creating a cover for physical printing - that is easy. Get their template or know the exact print specs and then simply create a graphic using GIMP or Photoshop. You don't need an eBook Cover generator to make into a box, booklett or CD.

warrich · 01-29-2010, 03:47 PM

CoverACtion Pro is what I would go with. Very easy to use and is highly reccomended.

Chad Eljisr · 02-04-2010, 06:08 PM

If you have problems using Photoshop or your design skills are limited, I suggest to try the offer in my signature. I know, it's shameless self promotion, but this is a really cool software that permits you to create an authority eCover in a few clicks, with no design skills or any use of Photoshop.

The other solution is to outsource the job. There are great offers in this forum at incredibly competitive prices

Chad

Designr · 02-09-2010, 04:32 PM

eCoverSuiteElilte is definitely worth a look, it's slightly more affordable than cover Action pro plus the ecovers that it creates always seem to turn out great.

Sumaryan85 · 02-13-2010, 06:35 PM

I'm using CoveractionPro 2.00, the best there is....

TargetedTrafficSolutions · 02-14-2010, 01:52 PM

As many other recommend, Cover Action Pro is your best option bar none....

The newer series is great and very quick with CS4

WilliamL · 02-14-2010, 01:58 PM

I searched for a cover creator, thanks for the suggestion of Cover Action Pro. It looks professional and great to work with.

iambachman · 02-17-2010, 07:16 AM

I liked ecovermaker and ecover software pro, but cover action pro is the daddy.

ndaustin · 06-07-2010, 05:04 PM

Check out this site... 3D-box maker 3d-box & package on-line for free ....Very quick and easy to construct e-covers, CD boxes. Not extensive like the other suggestions in thie thread, but if you need a single box, book or CD then it is very easy, quick and free! Just upload your own graphics, click create and you're done.

Norman :-)

01-27-2010, 09:58 PM	#1
Easy Cash Gerry Walter War Room Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia. Posts: 1,185 Blog Entries: 123 Thanks: 123 Thanked 63 Times in 51 Posts Social Networking	Best ecover creator? What software/script do you recommend? What is the best ecover creator you have found?

01-27-2010, 10:04 PM	#2
Sergiu FUNIERU Get KIRA --> GetKIRA.com War Room Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: ~Virtual = Valea Caselor (Romania) Posts: 381 Blog Entries: 15 Thanks: 114 Thanked 32 Times in 26 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Best ecover creator? I own a license of CoverAction Pro, version 1. It's very easy to use and the covers are amazing Cover Action Pro - Ebook Cover Software (Not an affiliate link)

01-27-2010, 10:08 PM	#3
dave147 Platinum Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: AU Posts: 2,824 Thanks: 506 Thanked 335 Times in 271 Posts	Re: Best ecover creator? Here's one of the best ones Online eBook Cover Software - Generate eCover for eBooks and Softwares

01-27-2010, 11:14 PM	#4
Jmn187 Chris - Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: , , . Posts: 67 Thanks: 2 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Best ecover creator? I am, check out an example of a cover I did at public domain blacklist .com ;-)

01-27-2010, 11:21 PM	#5
jjpmarketing Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 1,131 Thanks: 41 Thanked 91 Times in 71 Posts	Re: Best ecover creator? CoverActionPro is hands down, the best. If you plan on making your own ecovers for your own websites, realize that the script can only do so much. You still need to become very familiar with some basic design skills using Photoshop. You can a lot of great tutorials on this aspect via youtube, lynda.com, etc. If however you already have these design basics covered, and you are using it to sell graphic design services, then you will want the Cover Action Pro action scripts. They are the best. I only have version 1, but from what I have seen of their version 2 scripts they are well worth it. You will make your investment back easily by doing designs. But if this is only for your own websites, save yourself the time and outsource the work. You can get pretty good deals on ecover design services right here on this forum. Dennis

01-27-2010, 11:34 PM	#6
James12C HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bristol, UK, and Italy. Posts: 305 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 26 Thanked 36 Times in 26 Posts Social Networking	Re: Best ecover creator? I'm another fan of Cover Action Pro - I've got v.1 which is still great (I dont know if ti is available) but v2 looks terrific as well. Mark Monciadini provides great tutorials, backup and support.

01-27-2010, 11:54 PM	#7
iClickGraphics HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 158 Thanks: 96 Thanked 32 Times in 14 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Best ecover creator? Another fan here and license user of cover action pro v2.0 I'm using it to provide ecover for my clients. For me CAP is the best ecover creator right now

01-28-2010, 01:15 AM	#9
fred67 HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: , , United Kingdom. Posts: 247 Thanks: 16 Thanked 11 Times in 7 Posts Social Networking	Re: Best ecover creator? Because I'm such a techno-phobe I bought the 'Ecover-Engine' with resale rights. This is my salespage - NOT to spam you folks, but because it has a great tutorial video on it ecoverengine (Enjoy :-)

01-28-2010, 01:20 AM	#10
Marian Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: EU Posts: 1,887 Blog Entries: 4 Thanks: 60 Thanked 141 Times in 133 Posts Social Networking	Re: Best ecover creator? There are quite a few excellent ecover action scripts around... the thing is what else do you need to design a beautiful ecover. The script is a part of it. The rest is your design skills and your feeling for it. Marian

01-28-2010, 02:10 AM	#11
Emily Meeks Innovative Revelation War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,031 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 735 Thanked 282 Times in 185 Posts Contact Info	Re: Best ecover creator? Would any of these work for Paint Shop Pro?

01-28-2010, 02:12 AM	#12
Grapho Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 27 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 2 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Best ecover creator? BoxShot 3D - but it is a stand alone app, not a set of PS actions.

01-28-2010, 02:54 AM	#13
devearoux contact@logodestiny.com Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 75 Thanks: 3 Thanked 10 Times in 5 Posts Contact Info	Re: Best ecover creator? I use Photoshop to design ebook covers. You just need to download some templates and everything is set.

01-28-2010, 03:49 AM	#14
SmashTweet HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 117 Thanks: 10 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Best ecover creator? For me chad has done a great job for just $15.00, check out his wso here : http://www.warriorforum.com/warriors...m-designs.html

01-28-2010, 11:34 AM	#15
ShelbyC HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: California Posts: 116 Thanks: 7 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts Contact Info	Re: Best ecover creator? I use Box Shot 3D, it compiles your pictures into a 3D Box or Report style ecover, but you have to design your front and side pictures in GIMP or Photoshop first.

01-28-2010, 12:40 PM	#16
digitalcovergirl A Creative Mind War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA / Little Rock, Ark Posts: 20 Thanks: 7 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Best ecover creator? CoverActionPro 2.0 hands down is the best, but ecover suite elite is second to best, i use about 10-12 of there actions but mostly CAP 2.0

01-28-2010, 08:49 PM	#17
sakthig Warrior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: India Posts: 21 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Social Networking	Re: Best ecover creator? True Box Shot( TBS ) Cover Editor is my choice for creating cover design ,past years i have created stunning cover design for my company products

01-28-2010, 10:25 PM	#18
Ricardo-Acosta Ricardo Acosta War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dallas Posts: 59 Thanks: 22 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Best ecover creator? wow... myecovermaker.com is really helpful thanks.

01-29-2010, 12:39 AM	#19
Denise Million Active Warrior Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 53 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Best ecover creator? I wrote a book and the thing holding up having it printed is the cover. I submitted it to 2 of the print on demand companies and both times my book cover was the wrong size. Would these ebook cover recommendations you've given be able to automatically size my cover to suit the requirements of these companies?

01-29-2010, 03:47 PM	#22
warrich Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 687 Thanks: 2 Thanked 28 Times in 25 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Best ecover creator? CoverACtion Pro is what I would go with. Very easy to use and is highly reccomended.

02-04-2010, 06:08 PM	#23
Chad Eljisr HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 220 Thanks: 35 Thanked 64 Times in 52 Posts Social Networking	Re: Best ecover creator? If you have problems using Photoshop or your design skills are limited, I suggest to try the offer in my signature. I know, it's shameless self promotion, but this is a really cool software that permits you to create an authority eCover in a few clicks, with no design skills or any use of Photoshop. The other solution is to outsource the job. There are great offers in this forum at incredibly competitive prices Chad

02-09-2010, 04:32 PM	#24
Designr Active Warrior Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 35 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Best ecover creator? eCoverSuiteElilte is definitely worth a look, it's slightly more affordable than cover Action pro plus the ecovers that it creates always seem to turn out great.

02-13-2010, 06:35 PM	#25
Sumaryan85 HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Indonesia Posts: 173 Thanks: 10 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts Social Networking	Re: Best ecover creator? I'm using CoveractionPro 2.00, the best there is....

02-14-2010, 01:52 PM	#26
TargetedTrafficSolutions Active Warrior Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Posts: 65 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Best ecover creator? As many other recommend, Cover Action Pro is your best option bar none.... The newer series is great and very quick with CS4

02-14-2010, 01:58 PM	#27
WilliamL Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Here and There Posts: 322 Thanks: 54 Thanked 41 Times in 36 Posts	Re: Best ecover creator? I searched for a cover creator, thanks for the suggestion of Cover Action Pro. It looks professional and great to work with.

02-17-2010, 07:16 AM	#28
iambachman Warrior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Best ecover creator? I liked ecovermaker and ecover software pro, but cover action pro is the daddy.

06-07-2010, 05:04 PM	#29
ndaustin wasted warrior War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Newport Oregon USA Posts: 72 Thanks: 30 Thanked 34 Times in 19 Posts Social Networking	Re: Best ecover creator? Check out this site... 3D-box maker 3d-box & package on-line for free ....Very quick and easy to construct e-covers, CD boxes. Not extensive like the other suggestions in thie thread, but if you need a single box, book or CD then it is very easy, quick and free! Just upload your own graphics, click create and you're done. Norman :-)