On Sunday 19 July 2009 01:48:32 am Dan Fink wrote: > Not sure if I missed an official announcement here on the list, > but John's E-book on using Scribus to design press-ready book > covers is available for purchase. Best $5.95 I ever spent on > Scribus info! For my publishing company's first book, we hired a > professional cover designer. But I have a couple short-run niche > market books in the pipeline, and can't afford that. I had a > bunch of questions, and this 32 page E-book answered them all. > > John's cover calculator is pretty cool in itself: > http://wexfordpress.net/template.html > > but I wasn't quite sure what to do next with all the data it > generated. No problems now, and am burning the midnight oil on a > new cover after downloading and poring over the book for a few > hours. > > Good job! I've never met John and have no affiliation with him or > Wexford Press, this is just a review. But I'd buy him a beer if > we ever met in person; this beginner's guide should save me from > some serious hassles. > > You can buy the book here: > http://booklocker.com/books/4055.html > > DAN FINK > Buckville Publications LLC > http://www.buckville.com/
I am of course pleased that you are pleased! If you have any further needs please let me know. The virtue of the e-book is that it is easily modifiable at no cost. (And you get a free advance draft of course.) -- John Culleton Create Book Covers with Scribus/e-book $5.95 http://www.booklocker.com/books/4055.html
