How to Create an eBook Cover

As a side hobby, I sometimes create and sell 'eBooks'...books that are digital-only and never physically published.  Most of these are various game guides, or some other kind of hobby-related product.

Most eBooks sell better when there's an image that looks like a book.  You've probably seen those 3D eBook Covers that have a nice reflection, a shadow, etc., that make it look like a physical book.

Well...I found out that there's two ways to make those for my eBooks:  hire someone and pay $100 per image, or buy Photoshop for $300 and a macro for another $100 to make them.

I'm way too cheap.  So I've been looking for another way.

I've been using GIMP to do graphics for my websites, but could never figure out how to make those nice-looking manuals.  But I recently found a guide (searching in Amazon Kindle of all places) that teaches step-by-step how to use GIMP to make eBook covers.

The results are really impressive, considering GIMP is free!

Check out Make eBook Covers!

The quality of the images are outstanding, and like I said, I can't get over the fact that the software is free!