Merchandizing experts realized a while ago that packages matter. If you want to successfully distribute your books or software items, wrap them up. the good news is that you do not have to pay for real cartons or paper. There are three possible ways to create a virtual cover:

- Asking someone to do it for you

- Grasping the nuts and bolts of Photoshop

- Using some fancy dedicated software

The choice number one appears to be pretty straightforward. Nevertheless, good designers ask for big money. Each new 3d box or e-book cover will round up to $150. The second option could work if you are competent about Photoshop. Certainly, the work will require obtaining some action scripts that could raise your expenses by another hundred. And do not forget the price of Photoshop, of course, which will cost you $700. The last option is to try and choose from the specialized boxshot software. It is good to learn that the market of such solutions is huge with the prices at $15-100. You will find a lot of solutions to choose from. If we look at these offerings, we will have 3 categories:

Ready made templates which allow no freedom

3D with polygonal rendering

3D with ray tracing

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