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	<title>Killer eBook Cover Designs &#187; How To</title>
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		<title>How to Extract From an Archive Preserving the Directory Structure</title>
		<link>http://www.absolutecovers.com/blog/2009/04/24/how-to-extract-from-an-archive-preserving-the-directory-structure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:14:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ovi Dogar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a short video demonstrating how you should download and unzip the project file I&#8217;ve sent you, preserving the directory structure. Please excuse the lack of audio but I think the video is quite self-explanatory. If there is anything else I can help, just let me know. Best Regards, Ovi Dogar]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here is a short video demonstrating how you should download and unzip the project file I&#8217;ve sent you, preserving the directory structure.</p>
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<p>Please excuse the lack of audio but I think the video is quite self-explanatory.</p>
<p>If there is anything else I can help, just let me know.</p>
<p>Best Regards,<br />
Ovi Dogar</p>
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		<title>BlogTalkRadioMadeEasy.com Cover Review</title>
		<link>http://www.absolutecovers.com/blog/2009/04/17/blogtalkradiomadeeasycom-cover-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:56:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ovi Dogar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mary Louise of BlogTalkRadioMadeEasy.com asked us to review her cover. So, here we go: 1. the colors used are OK &#8211; blue gives an air of seriousness while orange makes the product seem affordable. 2. the background image is not so clear, but I would have used something radio related (waves/antenaes, etc.) 3. the fonts, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_401" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 214px"><a href="http://www.absolutecovers.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/btrme-ecover-250.jpg" rel="lightbox[400]"><img class="size-full wp-image-401" title="BlogTalkRadio Made Easy" src="http://www.absolutecovers.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/btrme-ecover-250.jpg" alt="BlogTalkRadio Made Easy" width="204" height="250" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">BlogTalkRadio Made Easy</p></div>
<p>Mary Louise of BlogTalkRadioMadeEasy.com asked us to review her cover.</p>
<p>So, here we go:</p>
<p>1. the colors used are OK &#8211; blue gives an air of seriousness while orange makes the product seem affordable.</p>
<p>2. the background image is not so clear, but I would have used something radio related (waves/antenaes, etc.)</p>
<p>3. the fonts, are a little too much</p>
<p>4. the URL should be spelled without the spaces</p>
<p>5. The statement font is a little to small, and the statement on the long side &#8211; you should keep it shorter and increase the font size to make it more readable.</p>
<p>These are just a few points that, if changed will increase your sales!</p>
<p>Warm regards,<br />
Ovi Dogar, The CoversExpert</p>
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		<title>Free Software Box Creator (action script)</title>
		<link>http://www.absolutecovers.com/blog/2008/10/22/free-software-box-creator/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:02:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ovi Dogar</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Action Scripts]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.absolutecovers.com/blog/?p=238</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are the steps you need to take in order to start creating your own software boxes: 1. Install Adobe Photoshop (CS3or CS4 recommended) If you don’t have Adobe Photoshop on your computer, download the CS4 trial version (works for 30 days) from here. 2. Create the following folder on your hard disk: c:\AbsoluteCovers.com\output 3. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here are the steps you need to take in order to start creating your own software boxes:</p>
<p><strong>1. Install Adobe Photoshop (CS3or CS4 recommended)</strong></p>
<p>If you don’t have Adobe Photoshop on your computer, download the CS4 trial version (works for 30 days)  from <a title="Adobe Photoshop Trial" href="http://www.adobe.com/go/EN_US_D_FP_4_T" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p><strong>2. Create the following folder on your hard disk:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #0066ff;">c:\AbsoluteCovers.com\output</span></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>3. Download and install the action script from <a title="Software Box Action Script" href="http://www.absolutecovers.com/help/actions/Software Box(1).atn">here</a></strong></p>
<p>(if you have already installed Photoshop, installing the action is a simple matter of dragging the file over the Photoshop window, or a double click on the action file in Windows Explorer)</p>
<p>In the <em>Actions</em> palette you should have a new folder called <strong><a href="http://www.absolutecovers.com/software-box">Software Box</a>(1)</strong></p>
<p><strong>4. Select <em>Step 1</em></strong> and click on <strong>Play</strong>(&gt;).  This will create the flat layout of your box with  distinctive front side, top flap and left flap.</p>
<p><strong>5. Finalize your box design</strong> and click on <em><strong>Step 2 &#8211; Play</strong></em></p>
<p><strong>6. Add/remove shadow/reflection</strong> and then click on <em><strong>Step 3 &#8211; Play</strong></em> to save the <a href="http://www.absolutecovers.com/software-box">software box</a> (you will find the images in <span style="color: #0066ff;">c:\AbsoluteCovers.com\output </span>folder)</p>
<p><strong>Send us some samples of your designs, if they are good, we might hire you! </strong><img src="http://smiley4.me/wink.gif" alt=";)" /></p>
<p>Here is a video detailing some of the steps:</p>
<p><object id="csSWF" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="400" height="318" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="data" value="/video/SoftwareBox.swf" /><param name="src" value="/video/SoftwareBox.swf" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="false" /><param name="scale" value="noscale" /><param name="flashVars" value="autostart=false" /><param name="flashvars" value="autostart=false" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="false" /><embed id="csSWF" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="318" src="/video/SoftwareBox.swf" flashvars="autostart=false" scale="noscale" allowfullscreen="false" allowscriptaccess="always" quality="best" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" data="/video/SoftwareBox.swf"></embed></object></p>
<p>Best Regards,<br />
Ovi Dogar</p>
<p>PS: You can view some software boxes created with this action script <a title="Software Box Samples" href="http://www.absolutecovers.com/blog/category/recent-work/software-boxes/">here</a>.</p>
<p>PPS: If you don&#8217;t have Adobe Photoshop, you can buy a cover creator from <a title="Ecover Software Pro" href="http://ecoversoftwarepro.com/?e=magic2001" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
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		<title>Free eBook Cover Action Script</title>
		<link>http://www.absolutecovers.com/blog/2008/06/03/free-ebook-cover-action-script/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:44:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ovi Dogar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Starting from today we will make various action scripts available for free to our visitors. Here are the steps you need to take in order to start creating your own ebook covers: 1. If you don&#8217;t have Adobe Photoshop on your computer, download the trial version (works for 30 days) from here. 2. Create the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Starting from today we will make various action scripts available for free to our visitors.</p>
<p>Here are the steps you need to take in order to start creating your own ebook covers:</p>
<p>1. If you don&#8217;t have Adobe Photoshop on your computer, download the trial version (works for 30 days)  from <a title="Adobe Photoshop Trial" href="http://www.adobe.com/go/tryphotoshop" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p>2. Create the following folders on your hard disk:</p>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #0066ff;">c:\AbsoluteCovers.com\script\layouts</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0066ff;">c:\AbsoluteCovers.com\output</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>To receive the steps 3 and 4 through email, simply fill in the following form and click Submit:</strong></span></p>
<form action="http://ovi.cc/f/register.cgi" method="post">
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="80%">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="50%" align="right"><strong>Name:</strong></td>
<td width="50%">
<input style="background-color: #ffffa0;" maxlength="40" name="name" size="25" type="text" /> <span style="color: red;">*</span></p>
<input name="account" type="hidden" value="15" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%" align="right"><strong>Email:</strong></td>
<td width="50%">
<input style="background-color: #ffffa0;" maxlength="40" name="email" size="25" type="text" /> <span style="color: red;">*</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" align="center">
<input type="submit" value="Submit" /></td>
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<p><strong>Once you had completed steps 3 and 4 you can proceed on step 5 below:</strong></p>
<p>5. In the <em>Actions</em> palette you should have a new folder called <strong>eBook(1)</strong></p>
<p>6. Select <em>Step 1</em> and click on <strong>Play</strong>(&gt;).  This will create the flat layout of your cover.</p>
<p>7. Finialize your cover design and click on <em><strong>Step 2 &#8211; Play</strong></em></p>
<p>8. Add/remove shadow/reflection and then click on Step 3 &#8211; Play to save the <a href="http://www.absolutecovers.com/ebook-cover">ebook cover</a> (you will find the images in <span style="color: #0066ff;">c:\AbsoluteCovers.com\output </span>folder)</p>
<p>9. Send us some samples of your designs, if they are good, we might hire you! <img src="http://smiley4.me/wink.gif" alt=";)" /></p>
<p>10. Here is a video detailing some of the steps:</p>
<p><object id="csSWF" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="400" height="318" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="data" value="/video/ebook%20cover%20action%20help.swf" /><param name="src" value="/video/ebook%20cover%20action%20help.swf" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="false" /><param name="scale" value="noscale" /><param name="flashVars" value="autostart=false" /><param name="flashvars" value="autostart=false" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="false" /><embed id="csSWF" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="318" src="/video/ebook%20cover%20action%20help.swf" flashvars="autostart=false" scale="noscale" allowfullscreen="false" allowscriptaccess="always" quality="best" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" data="/video/ebook%20cover%20action%20help.swf"></embed></object></p>
<p>Best Regards,<br />
Ovi Dogar</p>
<p>PS: You can view some covers created with this action script <a title="eBook Cover Samples" href="http://www.absolutecovers.com/blog/category/recent-work/book-covers/">here</a>.<br />
PPS: If you don&#8217;t have Adobe Photoshop, you can buy a cover creator from <a title="Ecover Software Pro" href="http://ecoversoftwarepro.com/?e=magic2001" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
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