Free program to create covers?

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I'd been using Publisher to create my covers (as simplistic as they are) on my old comp under Windows XP. On my new comp, I can't re-install my old Office 2003, so I'm using LibreOffice, but it doesn't have anything that can read my .pub files.

I have a new story ready to upload but no way to make a cover. Is there a free program that I can get (fill in background color, insert picture, create text fields, etc.) or a free program that can read and create .pub files?
 
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Aye, gimp was the first thing that came to mind for me, as well. It's like free photoshop, essentially. Don't know about .pub files though.

You can find it here.
 

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Good luck with your Gimp research!

Mark Moore said:
Thanks, guys. I'll check it out.
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Post what you find out, please, beg, grovel. I'm pretty confused by the info I've found. Some internet sites say I can use Gimp with POD templates and some say I can't use Gimp with POD templates. I'm most interested in Lightning Source. Hope you find a definitive answer.
 

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The last time I looked at Gimp is was a Unix package included in a Mandrake Distro I loaded on a Win95B box. A new version was just released for Win8. It is an Open Source free licensed program you can download at CNET.

http://download.cnet.com/GIMP/3000-2192_4-10073935.html



V W Pilegard said:
Post what you find out, please, beg, grovel. I'm pretty confused by the info I've found. Some internet sites say I can use Gimp with POD templates and some say I can't use Gimp with POD templates. I'm most interested in Lightning Source. Hope you find a definitive answer.
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Mark Moore said:
I'd been using Publisher to create my covers (as simplistic as they are) on my old comp under Windows XP. On my new comp, I can't re-install my old Office 2003, so I'm using LibreOffice, but it doesn't have anything that can read my .pub files.

I have a new story ready to upload but no way to make a cover. Is there a free program that I can get (fill in background color, insert picture, create text fields, etc.) or a free program that can read and create .pub files?
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When did you install LibreOffice? The release notes for the latest version (about a month ago, I think?) mention importing MS Publisher files as a new feature.
 
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