Create Beautiful Lead Magnets and Opt-in Gifts Easily

Product creation is now easy with new technology.

There used to be an advice to make your own e-book using Adobe InDesign; oh, the learning curve or learning Adobe InDesign. Then there is that other suggestion of heading over to Fiverr and commission someone to make your e-book cover or design.

Now you can use Canva. It is an online graphic design website which  allows you to easily drag-and-drop feature and layouts to design, share and print business cards, logos, presentations and even e-books.

Sandra the Boss shows how to make e-book based on the Canva template.
Note that she is using the paid account which allows brand color palette and resizing the dimensions. The free version pretty well do the job. Paid version with more options comes at $12.95 per month. 

Jason Whaling shows how to make e-book based on Canva using the magazine template or presentation template.

There is a limit of 30 pages per set. You need another program like SmallPDF to merge the PDF.

Open Source Software for your Online Business Lifestyle

There are several free tools you can use to make all the possible info product you want to.

For e-books:

• Sigil is an open-source editing software for e-books in the EPUB format. This is especially useful if you wish to make Kindle book
• Scribus is a page layout program for Linux, FreeBSD, PC-BSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris, OpenIndiana, Debian GNU/Hurd, Mac OS X, OS/2 Warp 4, eComStation, Haiku and Windows.
• Canva is graphic-design tool website that uses a drag-and-drop format to make e-books among other things like posters, greeting cards. It's free to use after a sign-up

For photo editing

• Gimp is an open-source photo editing software; whether you are a graphic designer, photographer, illustrator, or scientist, GIMP provides you with sophisticated tools to get your job done.
• Inkscape is professional vector graphics editor for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

For video editing

• OpenShot is free, open-source video editor for Linux, Mac, and Windows. Easily cut, slice, and edit any video or film
• ShotCut is  free, open source, cross-platform video editor for Windows, Mac and Linux. Major features include support for a wide range of formats; no import required meaning native timeline editing; Blackmagic Design support for input and preview monitoring; and resolution support to 4k.

For screen capture

• Open Broadcaster System: free, open source video recording and live streaming. This is what YouTuber's use. 

• Bandicam:  lightweight screen recorder for Windows that can capture anything on your PC screen as high-quality video.This is not free or open-source; single PC license is at $39