Can I Get Your Opinion On An Ebook Cover Please

Hi Sheryl:

Hope all is well. Good luck on the project.

On the first choice (blue cover) the print under Site Biz needs to be larger (clearer).

On the 2nd the text on the spine is something you may want to reverse. (See image 1 spine).

Can I have a look please if you decide to make the changes?

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Graphic #1 is better by a long shot.

Blue is the best sales color you can use.

Blue, Red and Yellow.

The fonts could do with some work - maybe use a simple font like Arial.

I like #2 the best...
roger

Oh wow, number 1 is the cover I had created for my by a graphic designer, I don't have the psd files for it so I can't make any changes to it.

Maybe I'll go back to the drawing board and see what I can come up with in blue colors. I chose black for the second one mainly because I liked the graphic of the computer with the www - that had the black background so I just blended it in.

Craig I flipped the spine text - is that what you meant?

Definitely the lighter colored ones. Also, I'd suggest using a different shape for your eBook. I think that shape looks too cartoonish and loses a little credibility, although I do see quite a few people using those shaped eBooks.

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Brad

This is getting too hard, I don't know I think there is just something I don't like about the blue one, I can't put my finger on it but I'm just not happy with it

I like #2 better. The first one looks, um, I don't know...cheesy? ...cartoonish? ...too much like covers from 5 years ago?

Yes, I think that's it...the first one looks outdated.

Sherly I would go for the 2nd one but I think you
can improve on the design to me it is missing some
thing extra to really get your visitors excited...

--David

The blue one is very eye catching. Jumps out at you more than the 2nd choice.

Best wishes

Second one looks great

good luck

Of the two options, I like the second one better in terms of graphic. However, I would change the color scheme and the font, I guess.

First one won't work, too much conflicting colors.

The second one would retain a higher attention rate, but you should make the covers more modern and chic. The choice of fonts could also use some improvement. Use only 1 or 2 font types throughout.

I like the 2nd much better..I agree that there are too many conflicting colors in the blue one...my eyes immediately were drawn to #2.

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I like the 2nd book "the best", but both are cool to me.

Professionally speaking, the second one ROCKS.
Just make the "Academy" bolder and you'll be ready
to go!

Cheers,

Olatunde.

Another vote for cover #2 here. I can't read the text on the first one. Much clearer on cover #2

HI there,
I find the 1st cover is a lot more clearer than the 2nd .

I prefer #2. The text is easier to read instantly and the graphic layout is more balanced.

Hi Sheryl, I think both can be used with some color changes, maybe on the blue, get rid of the striped effect ( yellow/red ) and put a darker blue contrasting bar in it's place, maybe even change the Main Text Color? On #2, I can see what effect your trying to get with the metallic look but it may pop more using a deep red instead of black. And, a
a small note: I used to set up a lot of artwork ideas for customers using unusual fonts and almost always they'd choose the simple block fonts, Arial, etc...

Maybe, the best thing, is to go get some coffee or, water, get away for 10 or 15, and go with what you feel looks best or, make the changes you think best. Hope this helps

Sheryl,

You said..

"What one do you prefer? Which one do you think would be more appealing to potential buyers?

#2. It's the only one that shows me a benefit/ "what's in it for me."

You said...

"Or if you don't like either then some suggestions would be good"

I wouldn't put my name on either one. First off, you might want to change the title:

"Site Biz Academy"

On example #1. That's all you can really make out. You can see a sub headline there, but it's useless because the text is too small. So, you're left with a headline that fails to grab the prospect by their eye sockets and pull them in with benefits that matter to them.

I'd make your headline "The Ultimate Guide for Site-flippers". Why?

Because now, you're talking directly to your target market. Now you've got their attention

Then, I'd put "Site Biz Academy" (if that's the url of your website) at the bottom of the ecover, along with the person who wrote it. So the text on the ecover would now look something like this..

The Ultimate Guide for
Site-Flippers

You could even add a subheadline that says something like..

"How You Can __________ (benefit) and __________(benefit)"

Just my thoughts.

Grant

Sheryl, I checked out Grant's site with ecovers and the blanks about half way down are what I was talking about, especially the deep red with the blended colors. Good Luck!

I prefer the second one, but I really don't like the fonts used for "Site Biz Academy." Other than that, I think that it looks great. The graphics used on that cover look more professional. The first cover, in my opinion, looks amateurish while the second one, with different fonts, would look like the cover of a real book.

the dark eCover is the best

Hi, I preferr Graphic #2 'cause the meaning of the ebook ( a guide to site flipping ) is clear !
Massimo

I agree that #2 looks more professional and inviting. Also the black give the perception of being a "class above." Good luck to you.

Michael Cruz

Gotta give it to cover #2. To me it looks more professional and appealing.

I got with number 2!


Good luck =-)

I'm partial to the dark one myself.

Wow.

I normally dont get impressed by these threads because they normally are pure crap but you surprised me.

I like 1 overall but do I dont like:

1. the big monitor. It tells nothing
2. the woman. She makes it appear gender specific.
3. Subheading is hard to read.

Wow, I am quite surprised coming in here this morning and seeing all these opinions. Thanks very much to everyone, although both were preferred by different people I think #2 got more votes.

I do prefer that one myself but I will take some suggestions on board and play around with it a bit more.

A couple of comments have given me a bit of an ego though - there were a couple of comments saying #2 looks more professional than #1 - not bad since #1 was created by a professional graphic designer and #2 was created by myself who has no graphic design experience

Thanks
Sheryl

Graphic 2 is the better design... but needs to have the text on the spine flipped and the laptop needs to not show up on the spine as well. You may want to decrease the size of the laptop image to accomplish this. Other than that, it looks really good. Graphic 1 just looks typical.

I like the second one better, but my recommendation would be to change the title. When I originally saw "Site Biz" I had no idea what it meant. Can you change it to something that says more about what the book is about:

"Confessions of a Website Flipper"

"The Site Flipper's Guide"

"The Site Flipping Blackbook"

Those are just a few suggestions.

Good luck with your project!

Jason

I like the 2nd graphic better...but maybe you can use more WHITE text rather than the yellow colored and maybe a couple splashes of color here or there...just an idea looks nice

My pick: #2, good job. Tells me what I'm getting on both a text and visual level.

My feedback: make the background blue not black, and lighten the font some so it contrasts well with the blue. Break up the subtitle into two lines to make it easier to read, especially if you need to minimize the image at any point.

I like #2 since it is not "cheesy" looking. It looks polished and more unique and professional. #1 is the same old boring, cheesy covers you see all over the internet...something different and unique is always nice.

I like graphic #2...looks more current. #1 looks too outdated.

hope this helps...and I agree with the font and cover design comments for #2

Just my two cents...the second book looks more authoratative and that was the one I was drawn to immediately. So as a buyer that is were my eye was drawn. Hope that helped.

Hi Sheryl, in my humble opinion: they both look GREAT!

And I would use either one of them.

TanB

# 2 is the best to me!

Robert