Would like to start making ebook covers..which product to buy

[stephaniew14345192]

I would like to make ebook covers, like the ones attached, and get or make all the fancy 3D looking fonts. Which product should I get? Thanks

[Daniel E Lane · Accepted solution]

I've done a slew of book covers. Did them all in Photoshop. Before you start making them though, make sure if the book will only be an e-book, or if it will go to print as well at some point. Different specs for them both, and different color spaces (RGB for e-book and CMYK for print) But I did all of them in Photoshop. The font work might be a bit easier and possibly better to do in Illustrator though. It's a better place to do the stylization of the fonts. And if they are ever needed in larger format for something, you would have them in a vector format.

[stephaniew14345192]

Thanks so much. Now which Adobe Photoshop product? There are several. I take it As is separate too?

[Abambo]

When talking « Photoshop » without additional qualifications, we mean Photoshop CC, the program that is part of creative cloud.

[stephaniew14345192]

So I can get the $20.99 per month one and do ebook covers? When you say CC are you talking the Ps Adobe Photoshop Single App? And does it include the Illustrator for fonts?  Thanks again for ally our help

[Test Screen Name]

Or $10.99 photographer plan. Bear in mind it is a one year contract.

Illustrator is an entirely separate app.

If you are an artist seeking to create painting-like work you might want either Illustrator or Photoshop. If you are more interested in adding fancy text effects on an existing photo or art work you have purchased, Photoshop should do. Bear in mind EVERYTHING is copyright and you will need permission to use ANYTHING: once it is on your ebook it is highly visible.