diff --git a/README b/README
index e8a9d27..0cb7f3e 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -15,18 +15,17 @@ In order to run Trantor, you need to install the following packages:
 * Go language
 * Epub development library
 * Mongodb
-* Imagemagick (for resize covers)
 * Bazaar
 * Mercurial
 * Git (necessary only if you want to deal with the repository)
 
 Under Debian Wheezy you can simply run:
 
-# aptitude install golang-go git mercurial bzr libepub-dev mongodb imagemagick
+# aptitude install golang-go git mercurial bzr libepub-dev mongodb
 
 Yo also need to install go dependences:
 
-# go get labix.org/v2/mgo/bson labix.org/v2/mgo/ github.com/gorilla/sessions github.com/gorilla/securecookie
+# go get labix.org/v2/mgo/bson labix.org/v2/mgo/ github.com/gorilla/sessions github.com/gorilla/securecookie github.com/nfnt/resize
 
 == Installation ==
 === For admins ("for developers" below) ===
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 44841a4..8318161 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -1,25 +1,30 @@
 package main
 
 const (
-	PORT                = "8080"
-	DB_IP               = "127.0.0.1"
-	DB_NAME             = "trantor"
-	META_COLL           = "meta"
-	BOOKS_COLL          = "books"
-	TAGS_COLL           = "tags"
-	USERS_COLL          = "users"
+	PORT = "8080"
+
+	DB_IP      = "127.0.0.1"
+	DB_NAME    = "trantor"
+	META_COLL  = "meta"
+	BOOKS_COLL = "books"
+	TAGS_COLL  = "tags"
+	USERS_COLL = "users"
+
 	PASS_SALT           = "ImperialLibSalt"
 	MINUTES_UPDATE_TAGS = 10
 	TAGS_DISPLAY        = 50
 	SEARCH_ITEMS_PAGE   = 20
 	NEW_ITEMS_PAGE      = 50
-	TEMPLATE_PATH       = "templates/"
-	BOOKS_PATH          = "books/"
-	COVER_PATH          = "cover/"
-	NEW_PATH            = "new/"
-	CSS_PATH            = "css/"
-	JS_PATH             = "js/"
-	IMG_PATH            = "img/"
-	RESIZE_CMD          = "/usr/bin/convert -resize 300 -quality 60 "
-	RESIZE_THUMB_CMD    = "/usr/bin/convert -resize 60 -quality 60 "
+
+	TEMPLATE_PATH = "templates/"
+	BOOKS_PATH    = "books/"
+	COVER_PATH    = "cover/"
+	NEW_PATH      = "new/"
+	CSS_PATH      = "css/"
+	JS_PATH       = "js/"
+	IMG_PATH      = "img/"
+
+	IMG_WIDTH_BIG   = 300
+	IMG_WIDTH_SMALL = 60
+	IMG_QUALITY     = 80
 )
diff --git a/cover.go b/cover.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2b10a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cover.go
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"git.gitorious.org/go-pkg/epub.git"
+	"github.com/nfnt/resize"
+	"image"
+	"image/jpeg"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
+	"unicode/utf8"
+)
+
+func GetCover(e *epub.Epub, title string) (string, string) {
+	/* Try first common names */
+	for _, p := range []string{"cover.jpg", "Images/cover.jpg", "cover.jpeg", "cover1.jpg", "cover1.jpeg"} {
+		img := e.Data(p)
+		if len(img) != 0 {
+			return storeImg(img, title, ".jpg")
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* search for img on the text */
+	exp, _ := regexp.Compile("<ima?g.*[(src)(href)]=[\"']([^\"']*(\\.[^\\.\"']*))[\"']")
+	it := e.Iterator(epub.EITERATOR_SPINE)
+	defer it.Close()
+	var err error = nil
+	txt := it.Curr()
+	for err == nil {
+		res := exp.FindStringSubmatch(txt)
+		if res != nil {
+			urlPart := strings.Split(it.CurrUrl(), "/")
+			url := strings.Join(urlPart[:len(urlPart)-1], "/")
+			if res[1][:3] == "../" {
+				res[1] = res[1][3:]
+				url = strings.Join(urlPart[:len(urlPart)-2], "/")
+			}
+			res[1] = strings.Replace(res[1], "%20", " ", -1)
+			res[1] = strings.Replace(res[1], "%27", "'", -1)
+			res[1] = strings.Replace(res[1], "%28", "(", -1)
+			res[1] = strings.Replace(res[1], "%29", ")", -1)
+			if url == "" {
+				url = res[1]
+			} else {
+				url = url + "/" + res[1]
+			}
+
+			img := e.Data(url)
+			if len(img) != 0 {
+				return storeImg(img, title, res[2])
+			}
+		}
+		txt, err = it.Next()
+	}
+	return "", ""
+}
+
+func storeImg(img []byte, title, extension string) (string, string) {
+	r, _ := utf8.DecodeRuneInString(title)
+	folder := string(r)
+	if _, err := os.Stat(COVER_PATH + folder); err != nil {
+		err = os.Mkdir(COVER_PATH+folder, os.ModePerm)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Println("Error creating", COVER_PATH+folder, ":", err.Error())
+			return "", ""
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* open the files */
+	imgPath := validFileName(COVER_PATH, title, extension)
+	fBig, err := os.Create(COVER_PATH + imgPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println("Error creating", COVER_PATH+imgPath, ":", err.Error())
+		return "", ""
+	}
+	defer fBig.Close()
+
+	imgPathSmall := validFileName(COVER_PATH, title, "_small"+extension)
+	fSmall, err := os.Create(COVER_PATH + imgPathSmall)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println("Error creating", COVER_PATH+imgPathSmall, ":", err.Error())
+		return "", ""
+	}
+	defer fSmall.Close()
+
+	/* resize img */
+	jpgOptions := jpeg.Options{IMG_QUALITY}
+	imgResized, err := resizeImg(img, IMG_WIDTH_BIG)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println("Error resizing big image:", err.Error())
+		return "", ""
+	}
+	err = jpeg.Encode(fBig, imgResized, &jpgOptions)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println("Error encoding big image:", err.Error())
+		return "", ""
+	}
+	imgSmallResized, err := resizeImg(img, IMG_WIDTH_SMALL)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println("Error resizing small image:", err.Error())
+		return "", ""
+	}
+	err = jpeg.Encode(fSmall, imgSmallResized, &jpgOptions)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println("Error encoding small image:", err.Error())
+		return "", ""
+	}
+
+	return imgPath, imgPathSmall
+}
+
+func resizeImg(imgBuff []byte, width uint) (image.Image, error) {
+	reader := bytes.NewReader(imgBuff)
+	img, _, err := image.Decode(reader)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return resize.Resize(width, 0, img, resize.NearestNeighbor), nil
+}
diff --git a/store.go b/store.go
index 57c0c1e..efcc2dd 100644
--- a/store.go
+++ b/store.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func ParseFile(path string) (string, error) {
 	book["rights"] = strings.Join(e.Metadata(epub.EPUB_RIGHTS), ", ")
 	book["meta"] = strings.Join(e.Metadata(epub.EPUB_META), ", ")
 	book["path"] = path
-	cover, coverSmall := getCover(e, title)
+	cover, coverSmall := GetCover(e, title)
 	book["cover"] = cover
 	book["coversmall"] = coverSmall
 	book["keywords"] = keywords(book)
@@ -128,82 +128,6 @@ func cleanStr(str string) string {
 	return str
 }
 
-func storeImg(img []byte, title, extension string) (string, string) {
-	r, _ := utf8.DecodeRuneInString(title)
-	folder := string(r)
-	if _, err := os.Stat(COVER_PATH + folder); err != nil {
-		err = os.Mkdir(COVER_PATH+folder, os.ModePerm)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Println("Error creating", COVER_PATH+folder, ":", err.Error())
-			return "", ""
-		}
-	}
-	imgPath := validFileName(COVER_PATH, title, extension)
-
-	/* store img on disk */
-	file, err := os.Create(COVER_PATH + imgPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Println("Error creating", COVER_PATH+imgPath, ":", err.Error())
-		return "", ""
-	}
-	defer file.Close()
-	file.Write(img)
-
-	/* resize img */
-	resize := append(strings.Split(RESIZE_CMD, " "), COVER_PATH+imgPath, COVER_PATH+imgPath)
-	cmd := exec.Command(resize[0], resize[1:]...)
-	cmd.Run()
-	imgPathSmall := validFileName(COVER_PATH, title, "_small"+extension)
-	resize = append(strings.Split(RESIZE_THUMB_CMD, " "), COVER_PATH+imgPath, COVER_PATH+imgPathSmall)
-	cmd = exec.Command(resize[0], resize[1:]...)
-	cmd.Run()
-	return imgPath, imgPathSmall
-}
-
-func getCover(e *epub.Epub, title string) (string, string) {
-	/* Try first common names */
-	for _, p := range []string{"cover.jpg", "Images/cover.jpg", "cover.jpeg", "cover1.jpg", "cover1.jpeg"} {
-		img := e.Data(p)
-		if len(img) != 0 {
-			return storeImg(img, title, ".jpg")
-		}
-	}
-
-	/* search for img on the text */
-	exp, _ := regexp.Compile("<ima?g.*[(src)(href)]=[\"']([^\"']*(\\.[^\\.\"']*))[\"']")
-	it := e.Iterator(epub.EITERATOR_SPINE)
-	defer it.Close()
-	var err error = nil
-	txt := it.Curr()
-	for err == nil {
-		res := exp.FindStringSubmatch(txt)
-		if res != nil {
-			urlPart := strings.Split(it.CurrUrl(), "/")
-			url := strings.Join(urlPart[:len(urlPart)-1], "/")
-			if res[1][:3] == "../" {
-				res[1] = res[1][3:]
-				url = strings.Join(urlPart[:len(urlPart)-2], "/")
-			}
-			res[1] = strings.Replace(res[1], "%20", " ", -1)
-			res[1] = strings.Replace(res[1], "%27", "'", -1)
-			res[1] = strings.Replace(res[1], "%28", "(", -1)
-			res[1] = strings.Replace(res[1], "%29", ")", -1)
-			if url == "" {
-				url = res[1]
-			} else {
-				url = url + "/" + res[1]
-			}
-
-			img := e.Data(url)
-			if len(img) != 0 {
-				return storeImg(img, title, res[2])
-			}
-		}
-		txt, err = it.Next()
-	}
-	return "", ""
-}
-
 func parseAuthr(creator []string) []string {
 	exp1, _ := regexp.Compile("^(.*\\( *([^\\)]*) *\\))*$")
 	exp2, _ := regexp.Compile("^[^:]*: *(.*)$")