Merchandizing experts saw a long time ago that packages matter. When you sell an e-book or a piece of software, you should obtain a nice package for it. As the product is virtual, so is the package. There are 3 available ways to produce a virtual cover:
- Asking someone to do it for you
- Grasping the nuts and bolts of Photoshop
- Employing some fancy dedicated software
If you have a a company that can do it for you, the job will not be hard. If the specialist knows something about 3D, they will want some compensation. Every product box or ebook cover will round up to $150. Employing Photoshop is fine if you know how to make the program do what you want from it. Sure, the work will necessitate obtaining some action scripts that could raise your expenses by another hundred. And do not forget the cost of Photoshop, of course, which is about $700. The third choice is to go for the specialized boxshot software. It is good to know that the supply of such solutions is competitive with the price range of $15-100. There is clearly plenty room for your taste. Actually, you may come across three types of software solutions:
Fixed templates, no free rotation
3D with polygonal rendering
3D with ray tracing
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