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Book Art Covers of Yore

Posted on September 18, 2006 by admin

“Here you will find hard-boiled detectives, scantily-clad floozies, unlikely space-ships, grotesque aliens, bizarre religious images, beatnik shockers, hell’s angels, skinheads, barbarian heroes, and horrifying monsters… among others. Each book cover will be put alongside its backcover blurb, plot synopsis or whatever, as well as details about the books publication and publisher”….<More>

Also: Create your own book cover art with open source software
“Print-on-demand sites like Lulu allow you to create and publish your own book. If you’re primarily a writer, you might be tempted to hire a professional designer to create a cover for your book. Before you do that, consider creating a simple yet elegant book cover using the open source Kooka scanning software and the Inkspace vector drawing application”