business interests. However a significant drop off in sales from what I was achieving previously.
The third cover below is yet to be tested in the marketplace. I specified to the designer that it be bright and eye-catching and it certainly achieves that!
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The next step- creating a 3D version
When selling books online you need to make them look as attractive as possible and aid the viewer to perceive them as tangible products. They can’ t pick up your book online and flick through it, smell the paper and ink, or feel the weight of it.
An easy way to make your book appear more tangible is to use a 3D image of your book. Now you can take a photo of your book, a stack of your books or yourself proudly holding your book, but it won’ t have the same effect as a professional 3D image.
Using Photoshop Actions can take your flat image and convert it to an attractive 3D image in minutes. There are also other programs which can do this and sites where you can do it online, however, you may not achieve the same professional look Photoshop can produce.
You can purchase Photoshop actions and action packages, or you can download some excellent free actions from www. psdcovers. com
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