I recently finished writing a book about C programming, which I self-published through Lulu.com. I’ve used Lulu for several book projects, and it’s a great platform. Earlier this year, Lulu made changes that give authors greater control over creating their book covers. Previously, you just uploaded a pair of large-format images for the front and back book covers. Now, Lulu allows authors to upload a custom PDF exactly sized to your book’s dimensions.read more

Source: LXer – Design a book cover with an open source alternative to InDesign