The experts on matters ebooks always say: “Don’t forget to give your ebook a nice cover.” Then they often go ahead to place the word, “Why?” and follow it quickly with a short answer: “To boost your ebook sales” (or to rake lots of money from your ebook sales)
I wonder if a dull and not so well looking ebook cover means a dull and monotonous ebook in store for you. Yes we have heard the experts preach the gospel and we tend to believe in their sermons without questioning the veracity in them.
Even though the cover of an ebook ‘pushes’ the sales up, it may be the best ebook cover housing very little information – that means less value for your money, if the ebook is not for free!
The old saying, “don’t judge a book by its cover” should always spring to your mind while you are out there ready to purchase an ebook. The saying holds water!
There are several ebook writers with quality information hidden behind dull covers, for a good reason of course. It may be easy for them to get a free Microsoft-Word to PDF converter such as PrimoPDF or a HTML converter but getting a good cover always becomes a nightmare likely because of lack of skills in graphic design, lack of knowledge on how to use Adobe Photoshop to create decent ebook covers, even with the supply of lots of action scripts all over the internet – some which barely work.
They may not have enough money to get a good designer to make an eye-catching cover yet they want to immediately put their ebooks for sale. Getting an ebook cover software too is expensive to some writers with quality information. The end result is either a dull looking cover or something bordering the meaning of the word cover and most people always shun such.
So next time you see a dull ebook cover, read the summary of the book first, then if you feel it is worth buying but still harbour some doubts, contact its author – let him clarify everything you would like to know. That may build your confidence. The choice to buy it or not remains with you.
Just remember the old saying.
You might visit the following sites for ebook cover softwares and other relevant information on ebooks:
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