What are the best tools to create a beautiful E-book?

by rccnls27

Posted: 9 years ago 19 replies

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Anybody know a great software to design ebook covers and inside content? Or maybe where to outsource it cheaply if there's no such software?

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jimwayde 9 years ago

The best software to design ecovers will always be photoshop in my opinion. But if you don't have the time or patience to learn how to use photoshop. Then you can give pixel studio a try. You can use it to create some good looking ecovers. And it's very simple to use.

Also if you have the cash you can just outsource the work on sites like fiverr, upwork, 99 design, etc.
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discrat 9 years ago

I've used this one for years and still do up til today
https://www.myecovermaker.com/

- Robert Andrew
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ivanadee 9 years ago

If you need good cover for free, just go to http://www.adazing.com/cover-mocks/
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Antony Micheal 9 years ago

do you try free tools: PagePlus, Issuu, Blurb?
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BradVert2013 9 years ago

For the content, I use Scrivener. I can organize, write and format my ebooks in Scrivener then upload them directly to KDP.

For covers, since I'm not good at graphic design, I found an awesome cover designer on Fiverr.
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Steve B 9 years ago

I have tried a number of solutions for ecovers and the very best, IMO, is Cover Action Pro.

But a word of caution: tools and software enable the designer to implement his/her ideas into a finished product . . . however . . . the very best and most attractive cover graphics are created by the very best minds in the graphic design business. The human that creates and brings all the graphic elements together is ultimately the key to wonderful design. Any tool is only as good as the person that supplies the input.

The best to you,

Steve
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anhvu 9 years ago

Hi,

These are 8 Free tools to make beautiful ebook cover: myecovermaker.com/blog/8-best-free-ebook-cover-design-tools/

Hope this helps!

- Anhvu
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Mario Cristopher 9 years ago

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dleigh 9 years ago

I recommend outsourcing it to someone on Fiverr.

Just be sure to spend some time looking through user portfolios to find a designer. There are plenty of good designers, but you have to sort through a lot of bad/mediocre ones to find them.

If you have a little more money to spend, you can use Upwork.
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TinkBD 9 years ago

If you have a Mac or Mac emulator, I recommend Vellum for book interiors. I use it on my fiction and I LOVE it. They are in the process of adding a CreateSpace option, as well.

https://vellum.pub/
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Latinrage 9 years ago

If you're currently using MS Word, then something simple like Kinstant Formatter would suffice. If you are not using Word and want to save yourself the expense of purchasing it then a program like KD Publishing Pro would also work. Both of these programs make Kindle books in case you're interested in selling your ebook on Amazon. KD also has a feature that allows you to publish your ebook directly to Amazon in a click. So there's a couple options for you.
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Panos Sakalakis 9 years ago

I've used Adobe Photoshop to create lots and lots of e-books in the past, but you can use Canva. With Canva.com you can create beautiful e-book pages and covers and export them on PDF file types.
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jthom804 9 years ago

No software, but you can always get someone to make one on Fiverr for $5.
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Rick Britton 9 years ago

I've been working with Latoon technologies, a Pakistan based design and web development outfit

they have a thread in the Warriors for Hire forum, can only praise their work and I'm a customer of theirs

maybe not as cheap as Fiverr but they revise unlimited til satisfaction and live voice chat on skype

did a top job for me
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agmccall 9 years ago

1. Microsoft Word

2. Simple image editing software. Gimp is free and you can get older versions of Adobe Photoshop really inepensively.

3. A bit of creativity

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Tahreem Saeed 9 years ago

Some of the apps on this list, such as Indesign, Pages and word.
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Best Seller 9 years ago

Originally Posted by rccnls27

Anybody know a great software to design ebook covers and inside content? Or maybe where to outsource it cheaply if there's no such software?

If you want a beautiful, properly designed, professional e-book then here are the tools you'll need: editor, graphic designer, proofreader, and (if it's a non-fiction book) an indexer. You need a team. You can source them at various prices on websites like Upwork dot com.
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- Brent Stangel 9 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Best Seller
  
  You need a team.
  
  You need a team to make an ebook? FFS!
  
  Here's what I use, all by my lonesome:
  
  https://www.lucidpress.com
  
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DIABL0 9 years ago

I don't sell ebooks, but I use Open Office for creating PDF's and I use Gimp for creating images.

However, when outside of my image design skill level. I have a couple designers that knock stuff out cheap. As it's just way more time / cost effective.
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