Merchandizing specialists saw a long time ago that packages help to sell. If you would like to successfully distribute your books or programs, wrap them up. As the product is made of bytes, so is the wrapping. There are 3 typical approaches to making a virtual cover:
- Asking someone to do it for you
- Learning the nuts and bolts of Photoshop
- Employing some dedicated software
The choice number one looks pretty straightforward. Nevertheless, excellent specialists charge good money. Each new software box or e-book cover will Cost up to $160. The second option might work if you are handy with Photoshop. To create everything properly additional action scripts could be necessary that cost extra money. And remember the price of Photoshop: it will rob you of $600. The last choice is to try and choose from the dedicated boxshot software. It is good to learn that the supply of such solutions is huge with the price range of $15-100. You will find a lot of programs to choose from. Actually, you may come across 3 types of such programs:
Fixed templates, without free rotation
3D with polygonal rendering
3D with ray tracing
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