https://github.com/realazthat/coverator
Cover Template Generator for Barnes and Noble Press
https://github.com/realazthat/coverator
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Cover Template Generator for Barnes and Noble Press
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/realazthat/coverator
- Owner: realazthat
- License: mit
- Created: 2024-02-13T02:24:58.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2024-02-14T00:23:51.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-01-17T21:08:12.521Z (5 months ago)
- Topics: book-cover, book-design, cover-design, cover-design-template, print-on-demand, printing, self-publishing, template-generator
- Language: JavaScript
- Homepage: https://realazthat.github.io/coverator/
- Size: 5.24 MB
- Stars: 1
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE.md
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README
# coverator
**Cover Template Generator for Barnes and Noble Press**
Use here:
[realazthat.github.io/coverator](https://realazthat.github.io/coverator).
## What is it?
This is a simple tool to generate a cover template making book covers for Barnes
and Noble Press.
It is a simple web page that allows you to enter the dimensions of your book and
will generate a template for you to use in your favorite image editor, to guide
the borders of your cover.
This is what **Barnes and Noble Press interface** looks like:
This is what **coverator** looks like:
## How to use it?
Workflow is:
B&N Press > Get Dimensions > coverator > Download Template
> Image Editor > Upload To B&N Press
1. Go to [press.barnesandnoble.com](https://press.barnesandnoble.com) and create
a new project, entering the dimensions of your book, and number of pages,
type of pages etc.
2. Navigate to the **How Do You Want to Upload Your Cover File?** page. You can
get here a few ways.
3. This template is for the "**Upload Full Cover File**" option. So click that.
4. Next, you should see a page titled "**How To Format Your Cover File**". Copy
the various lengths over the the **coverator** equivalent input boxes at
[realazthat.github.io/coverator](https://realazthat.github.io/coverator).
## Running Locally
```bash
npm install
npm run start
# Navigate to http://localhost:1234/coverator/. Note the trailing slash!
npm run build
npm run serve
# Navigate to http://localhost:3000/coverator/. Note the trailing slash!
```