Man oh man do I love stuff that makes ebook creation easier.

Having a superb collection of Photoshop Actionscripts for creating ebook cover graphics is like the icing on the cake.

Makes life easier. Makes creating professional looking digital products easier. And the eCover Black Pack as 35+ different style actionscripts to get the job done!

Only drawback to this pack….You gotta have Photoshop CS3 for them to work

But, the upshot is you can download Photoshop CS4 for FREE on Adobe’s main site from here as a 30 day trial. Don’t worry though, the program is fully functional, so it’s all good

I paid out $137 for this package myself, just so I could get the Master Resell Rights license. And so that I could hand it off to my site visitors for waaaaaaaaay cheaper. The lowest allowable price actually.

So here’s how that breaks down……

For Personal Use Only Rights ( and you can use the actionscripts to create your own commercial ‘for profit’ ecover graphic works an unlimited number of times ) — My Site Visitors Will Pay The Bare Minimum Pricing Of A $17.00 One Time Payment

For Master Resale Rights Licensing ( and you can do the same mentioned above, PLUS resell the entire package for maximum profits legally ) — My Site Visitors Will Pay The Bare Minimum Pricing Of A $47.00 One Time Payment

But, before you go clicking on any links, I’m sure you’re curious to know what some of the action scripts can generate, right?

That’s cool. Here’s a couple of screen shots for you to browse over while you make your decision if this is right for you:

And there’s even more of those on the main page listed here for you to take a peek at.

Really, there’s a lot of good that can come from having a package like this.

You could….

1. Create Custom Graphics For Clients
2. Create Stylish Looking Ecovers For Your Own Projects
3. Start An Ecover Graphics Membership Site
4. Offer Ecover Creation Services
5. Or Sell The Ecovers To Your Customers or Site Visitors ( if you opt for the MRR package )
6. Add Them To Your Graphics Membership Site For Your Members To Use Personally

And I bet you could do even more with them. That’s just a few examples.

The best part about these action scripts that I liked so much was the fact that they could be resold by anyone legally. And those are really hard to find. Believe me, I’ve looked for them quite a bit before the release of this awesome package.

I know these work and it’s the real deal because I’ve used them myself already. And you’ll see evidence of this in upcoming EZ Ebook Template Package releases coming up soon.

So, my suggestion….If you’re into any type of online biz that deals with graphics, then this is a package you should have.

Jeremy Burns has released a top notch, in demand product here. Way to go Jeremy!

And, I like the fact that you get free updates any time he adds more actionscripts to the package.

Great deal. Great product.

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While I try to maintain a focus on ebook designing, there are also other really important parts that need further discussion. Such as “how to create the guts of an ebook that will sell“. That’s what I’ll be discussing today, and where you can find the best resource that will explain it all from start to finish to get you writing a hot selling ebook in no time flat.

Niche hunting is serious business.

And it takes a lot out of the hunter.

I should know.

I’ve been doing it for years.

Some products are huge successes.

And others are huge stinkers that barely make anything.

I’ve done a whole lot of “trial and error” over the years. But let me tell ya….If I would have had a 50+ page ebook guide back then, I’d have turned the tables on ALL my failures.

Yeah, plenty of people will tell you….”Well, we can only succeed through our failures”.

Sure. That might be true. But I’d much rather succeed 90 times out of 100 than to keep on tasting defeat!

So….the question remains….

“How Do I Know Exactly What Subject Will Sell Before I Waste Gobs Of Time Creating An Info Product Around It???”

Here’s your “it’s-so-simple-it-must-be-a-misprint” answer…..

James Penn’s Short Report Profits

I know, I know. I used the term “ebook” earlier.

But who says YOUR ebook has to be 95 pages long??!

You can make serious loot by writing up short, 3 to 15 page reports on one specific subject.

Here’s how that one works….

1. You Decide On Your “Niche” Subject Matter

2. You Do GOOD Research On The Subject And Collect Your Data

3. You Write Up Your Content In A Short, “Easy To Digest” Ebook Format “Special Report”

4. You Charge A Small Amount, Anwhere From $1 to $10 For Your “Special Report”

5. You Collect Your Cash

Simple as that!

The hardest part is KNOWING WHAT TO WRITE ABOUT. Once you figure that out you’ll have a simple “Wash, Rinse, Repeat” cycle that will bring you in cash whenever you need it.

James’ ebook goes in to great detail of how to do everything from picking a hot niche topic all the way down to how to market it to get the most return income.

It’s a fantastic read and I recommend everyone who’s struggling to check it out.

This is an invaluable resource for everyone who wants to become an author but was afraid they didn’t know how.

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Sure, it’d be great if it was all about me and my great stuff here on EZebt, but it isn’t, because you can get a ton of terrific info and usable products from other people too. Some of it free. Some of it at cost.

Now, just because something wasn’t created by me doesn’t mean it isn’t top shelf.

And I’d just be a total jerk if I didn’t include that info and/or links here for you. So, you’re going to see a whole lot of links to other people’s websites and products in the days, weeks, and months to come. And NO, they aren’t all going to be affiliate links that make me money.

It’s not about that.

It’s about providing you with great designing resources. And other products that will make your online career easier.

It’s about helping YOU make money. Not me.

For me, it’s always been about that. Sometimes, other people make waaaaaay better stuff than I could ever dream up. And it’s cool to give them recognition for their hard work. Besides the fact that it’s useful info for you, and anyone else that decides to saunter in off the ‘net to take a look-see at what’s here.

I promise though, I’ll try to stay “on point” and deliver graphic related news, links, free videos, and other assorted goodies that you can use whether your designing ebook layouts or website layouts.

It’ll be good stuff.

And, every post I make is going to be of a “conversational” tone.

It’s just how I write. Like you and I were sitting in a small cafe across the table from one another enjoying a cafe latte — or whatever you drink

Okay, I’m getting a little off topic here, so let me close this post out for now. Just be on the look out for more great graphic design stuff from talented designers the web over.

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I have released the seventh edition of EZ Ebook Templates, and this time, they are all “ready for print” type designs.

Here’s a quick break down of what’s included in this package:

* 5 Different “White Paper” Style .ODT Template Files

* 5 Blank Matching eCover Designs

* All .PSD Files For Both The Ebook Templates & Flat eCover Designs Included

* Full Master Resell Rights To the Entire Package

* Master Reseller Kit Including All Graphics, Sales Page, and Thank You Page

This is a great package for those out there that like the EZ Ebook Template designs, but wished there were more “white paper” styles. Plus, having access to the .PSD files means you can drop in your own graphics and color schemes, which is always good

You Can Download A Copy From Here & See All Template Samples

And, if you are a Warrior, then please check the Warrior Forum for my Username: Tracy Yates and see my sig tag for an even greater savings on this brand new collection of strikingly simple custom ebook templates.

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In the first portion of this tutorial, we assembled our tools. And, discovered some free places to amass even more cool stuff to add to our own OOo ebook template designs.

Now, in Part 2, we’ll actually begin the first steps to building our own OpenOffice Writer ebook templates. Don’t worry, it’s really easy to do. For simple designs. We’ll cover the tougher stuff in later tutorials .

So, let’s get started. . .

STEP 1: Open Up OpenOffice Writer

Pretty self explanatory, just open up the OOo program and create a new Text Document. You can do that by clicking on “File> New”, but since you’ve just opened up the program there should already be a new Text Document there waiting for you to add content to

And here’s what it should look like:

STEP 2: Insert A “Default” Header & Footer Into The Document

Again, pretty simple, but here’s the actual ‘break down’ on how to do this . . . .

Go To: Insert > Header > Default

You will now see a new table looking portion at the top of your new text document:

Now, to insert the footer, do the same thing:

Go To: Insert > Footer > Default

Again, you will see a new table portion at the very bottom of your new text document:

The next thing you should do is enter some basic text inside both the Header and Footer.

Normally, I simply add “Ebook Title Here” or “Author Name” inside the Header section along with the Page Number that I either set to the far left or far right.

**Quick Tip : You can also add in a table to better separate any text and page numbering to make things flow better inside your headers and footers.

To add a Page Number count, simply go to: Insert > Fields > Page Number and it will show up wherever you place it. You can find the text alignment settings in the upper toolbar inside OpenOffice Writer shown here:

And here’s what I came up with for my Header default text:

To separate the “Ebook Title Here” text and the Page Number, I just added extra spaces with the space bar.

Now, do the same thing with the Footer. Personally, I like to add something like: “copyright(c)2008 Your Name or Site Link Here” in this area, but you may want to do something different.

Again, you can right align, left align, or center align this text just as you did with the Header text in the same manner.

Here’s what I ended up with:

To get the neato copyright symbol, just go to: Insert > Special Character and a new window will pop open, then just find the copyright symbol, click on it, hit OK and it will auto insert it.

You can also insert a table to add and separate text and special fields section such as Page Numbering( as mentioned earlier ).

Do this by following: Table > Insert > Table

You can make further adjustments to the inserted table after you have put it inside the area you want it to be in by Right Clicking inside one of the table portions, or “cells”.

A new window will pop open giving you plenty of options for adding colors, borders, background colors, table size proportions, and more. Just play around with the settings to see what you can come up with.

Also, to adjust the column widths, you can simply left click and hold the button then drag the middle column line.

STEP 3: Select A “Page” Background Image & Add It

To add an image to the entire ebook, or “Page”, background area, you will need to right click somewhere inside the new Text Document “white area” — this is exactly what it sounds like — the “white” area within the text document that isn’t inside the Header or Footer areas you just added.

This will bring up a menu. Inside this menu, find the linked word: “Page” and left click it once.

A new window will be brought up that looks like this, or similar to this depending on your computer operating system:

Remember too that you can use any .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .gif image you want for the background.

Personally, I would try and stay away from backgrounds that don’t provide a center “white” area for your ebook contents. This would make reading much more difficult for your audience.

However, you can always add a table right on top of the background image you select that is filled with the color white. That would solve the problem

STEP 4: Add Your Ebook Content

Now that you have your background in place — if you choose to use one — and your Header + Footer added, all that’s left to do is add your ebook content.

When I use the word “content” I’m mostly always referring to text contents. But, you could be creating a graphical ebook. At any rate, all that’s left to do is add your own stuff inside your ebook template.

STEP 5: Save Your Work & Export As A PDF

Pretty easy here.

Just hit: “File > Save”

or, you can also use the little blue floppy disc icon on the toolbar — just left click it once

Either one will save the document. And of course you’ll have to give your new ebook .ODT file a name.

Then, all that’s left to do is hit the little PDF icon and presto! You have your own uniquely designed ebook.

In both editable .ODT format and non-editable .PDF format to pass out to your customers/readers.

CONCLUSION

Don’t be afraid to play around with font settings for your text, sizes, colors, adding plain colors to your ebook background, and changing your header/footer styles.

You can come up with great looking ebooks no matter what your skill level. It’s all about playing

Well, I hope you enjoyed the tutorial.

I’ll be adding more in the near future.

And, while you wait, be sure to have a little fun out there!

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