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Originally Posted by montsnmags
Just to bump this back up...
If a person was interested in creating book covers, what would be the proposed "standards" for doing so. What I mean is:
- should they be a predetermined ratio?
- should they be a predetermined pixel size?
- should both colour and greyscale be provided?
- should the title and author have any specific placement requirement?
- is it not just a "one graphic" thing (i.e. do separate thumbnails need creating)?
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I've done a bit of this for MobiPocket. I assume a 600x800 target image size, in color, and don't worry about pixel size. I assume the ebook software will handle gray scale conversion and thumbnails if needed.
Placement of title and author is one of those artistic judgments, as is font selection, size, and weight. Since the person getting the book already knows the title and author before they download, you don't have the concern a paper book designer would have in making it "front and center", clearly readable on a rack, but you
do want it clearly visible.
Paper book cover images are generally created specifically leaving room for title and author, and the convention is title up top large, and author below, smaller, though you'll see variations on the form. With ebooks you have more latitude, because the cover isn't intended to get the reader's attention in the first place to get them to pick it out of the rack for a closer look. They've already done that. You're just trying to provide an attractive and relevant image to complement the book and enhance the experience of reading it.
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Dennis