My First E-Book Cover - Ideas

[Jammsbro]

Right, first off I don't expect anyone to participate but I would definitely like genuine feedback. I decided last month to self publish my first non-fiction work on amazon and I need a cover for the E-book. It's pretty straight forward. Amazon has a lot of rules and tips for making a cover but it basically all boils down to something that would catch people attention (for good or bad reasons) and would look as good small as large. So I have put together three covers so far but haven't decided on any. I would like anyone to either tell me which one they like best or if they are so inclined to make a cover for the book. Either way I would be very appreciative. I can't pay anyone but if the book actually made any cash I would sort something out.

The book is called The Birth And Death Of God by Darren William Kyle (an amalgamation of names I was called before I was born).

Here are a couple of covers I've come up with so far. The Third one I don't have permission for the B/G image.

[Lukin]

interesting thread jamms, certainly something a bit different. i'd say the first one is the best. 2nd one is a bit too plain and not eye catching enough, and the third is maybe a bit too much. however, the image (or similar if you have copyright issues) from the third could work really well if it was reduced and simplified to a two-tone line drawing as a subdued background, and maybe some more interesting looking text. actually, the more i type the more ideas i keep getting. i'll have a mess with it when i get a chance to try and show you what i mean.

[Jammsbro]

Thanks Luk, Most people I talk to pick the second one but I have always liked the first one. It was picture I took on the way home from my fathers when I couldn't get a clear shot of the moon. In a huffy mood I swing the camera back and forth and took a picture of a streetlight with longer expesure to get it.

I would love it if you came up with something. But as I say, I wouldn't guarantee that I could use it. I would really like the most people to read this over the amount of sales so maybe provocative is as good as eye catching?

[AFX]

I'm with Lukin here Jamms. I think the first is the best. The only thing I'd consider changing would be to centralise each line of the title. I don't know for sure if it'll look better but in my head it would. Whatever happens, I hope it proves to be successful for you.

[Jammsbro]

Do you mean put it in a central alignment?

[YourPalJustin]

The first looks best. The second reminds me of the logo of one of those tattoo parlor reality shows. The third conjures up Illuminati conspiracy nonsense and oddly makes me think of Dianetics (which used to and may still have an exploding volcano on the cover).

Also with respect to the first, it makes me think the book aims to expose something to the harsh light of realism.

[AFX]

Do you mean put it in a central alignment?

Yeah, so each word in the title is centered. The main image is off center and I just thought if the text was aligned centrally it would be a nice balance.

[TerrapinPrime]

the third one is the best one IMO. The middle one doesn't look like a book cover and the text and background don't work. The first one would probably catch my attention the most though.

[xrayray]

Imo the last book cover with the pyramid gives the viewer a lot of questions, and its facinating, considering we're still in this dan brown hype id go for that.

[Lukin]

this is kind of what i meant when i said "reduced and simplified to a two-tone line drawing as a subdued background", not exactly what i had in mind yesterday, but that sort of evolved. not sure about the colour, and i think it's probably missing something else, not sure what, but i was aiming for a striking visual/composition.



the eye graphic in the middle is stolen off a t-shirt, but if you wanted to use something like this, i could easily copy that and make a new version in about 10 minutes, that way you're clear of any copyright issues. although i don't imagine the people selling the shirt from the site i stole it from own it either

[Jammsbro]

this is kind of what i meant when i said "reduced and simplified to a two-tone line drawing as a subdued background", not exactly what i had in mind yesterday, but that sort of evolved. not sure about the colour, and i think it's probably missing something else, not sure what, but i was aiming for a striking visual/composition.



the eye graphic in the middle is stolen off a t-shirt, but if you wanted to use something like this, i could easily copy that and make a new version in about 10 minutes, that way you're clear of any copyright issues. although i don't imagine the people selling the shirt from the site i stole it from own it either

I have to say Luk, that is fairly fucking impressive. Very fucking impressive actually.

[Lukin]

any thoughts or ideas let me know, works quite well in green, but possibly too much connotation with american money given the image?

[Jammsbro]

Not sure. The red is maybe a little too much like Dawkins God Delusion. But maybe that ain't a bad thing seeing as I am a nobody.

Most folk I have spoken to say that the title of the book is what would peak their interest, for good or bad. Can you make the header line a little larger without losing the overall feel?

[Lukin]

haha that's the first time i've seen the cover to the god delusion, they are quite similar. oops.

[Jammsbro]

haha that's the first time i've seen the cover to the god delusion, they are quite similar. oops.

That is fantastic. Now that I see it in green I think you might have been right in the original red Luk. Yours is easily more eye catching than my three.