Quick opinion of this eBook cover please.

hmmm...
just my opinion..
for the first impression..
i dont even know that it's an ebook about poker..you emphasize donkey too much.
it will be great if you add some poker related pics.
hope it helps

The cover gave me a smile when I first saw it but I had to take a few moments to read it before realizing what the topic was about. I think for us visually oriented folks, the image causes a bit of confusion because there doesn't seem to be a relation with poker. Of course I'm not a poker player so maybe there is some significance to the donkey that poker players would instinctively react to?

Since it is a backend sale - presumably offered on the download page - does it have continuity with the flow from what they are seeing on the road to getting the free ebook, etc?

If there is continuity, then it probably would work much better than if there is no continuity to explain the graphic.

It's overlapping a bit with what people have said, but as a poker player, I can see the meaning of donkey on the sales letter. And, in context, it's fine.

But, if I were to glance at that picture alone, or, dare I say it, as a physical printed book, I just wouldn't think poker. And a lot of people are glancers, not readers.

My other thought is that that topic might be more suited to a physical book, than an e-book. My reasoning is that there are so many places on the Internet where hand analysis is available for free. Offline, it's more of a novelty and so you may capture buyers that way. Just a hypothesis, of course.

Thom

If 'donkey' is a suitable reference for poker players (haven't played in years myself), then how about a title like "Donkey Poker" and the "did I play that hand wrong?" in a cartoon bubble? Maybe add an image of arms coming from the spine edge of the book scraping up a pile of chips?

Instead of 'analyzed and criticized', how about a benefit for the reader? Like "50 hands anlyzed - where the donkey went wrong and how you can play it the right way (and profit)". I think with a little polish that might resonate better, maybe.

Couldn't tell you about a price.

Darn right, I'd sell it on Amazon too. Heck, if you had a Kindle and paper editions, I'd sell those as an affiliate if I were in your shoes.

Strait-shooter warning ahead

First off, your text is too small, and you're making a few mistakes many marketers are making.

Thank you for making a list of things you want opinions on, but none of that will matter if people cannot read the ecover. Does this make sense?

The mistakes are easily correctible, and I've written a free article that might help you. Check my sig for the article, and feel free to let me know if it helps you.

Grant

Too busy and too boring. Bigger text. Get some colour in there. Get some cards in there. The donkey should look unhappy, like being a donkey is bad. Think Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh looking at his cards, as if to say "WTF, these cards are crap."

It looks like an ad, not a book cover.

There is too much going on and your eyes don't really know what to focus on. What they don't focus on is that it's about poker. That's pretty much the last thing you see.

At first glance, I think you sort of expect it to be a PUA eBook. The girl slapped me: Did I play this wRoNg?

The last sentence is bugging me - It would make more sense if it said "how you can become a profitable player by learning from their mistakes"

My first impression of the original cover is that you were producting a cartoon book similar to those Calvin and Hobbs or Peanuts coffee table books.

I like the second version, but I would question if the title SNG Certified with common enough in the poker world that players would recognize it. I think you also need to consider who you are planning to market to. I haven't played in years, but if I intended to start again, I might want a book that would help me, and I'm afraid I would see "SNG Certified" and have no idea it connected to poker.

The new cover I think is a bit better but there are some things that I don't like about it.

First of all, what's up with the title at the top. Why is there are question mark?

Next I would just like to know why have you chosen K J offsuit as your hand in the picture. Why not ace ace or at least make it suited.

Then I was wondering why you are talking about Sit n goes when you are talking about 27 to 180 player games. When people are talking about sit n goes, they are usually talking about one table games, max of 10 players. I think you could more easily market it as a multitable tournament book since that area is not as well covered as sng's and more newbie players know what they are after watching them on TV. They are also more often interested in them than regular sng's.

Still the main problem I had with the title at top. It just that nobody is really talking like that in the poker world. That is more of a marketer type of language. It just makes me, as a poker player, think instantly that you are full of it. Especially with the question mark.

Oh and one thing about the first cover.

I don't know if it was intentional but it kind of reminded me of the Gus Hansen's book "Every Hand Revelead" where he comments on the hands he played during one tournament.

If you could spin angle and make it both humorous and education, I think you might find buyers that are more advanced as well.

Those are just some suggestions. Let me know about any developments and I will happily answer since poker is pretty close to my heart.

The second one is much better, try and make the word poker stand out more, may sound simple but it's very effective to point out the purpose of the ebook if you're slapping the customer in the face with it.

I like Daves version. Lol.

The second version looks better, but it has no soul.

I am clearly in the minority here, but I think the first version totally dominates over the second version.

"Did I play this wrong?" and "50 real low limit online poker tournament hands analyzed and criticized." is powerful text. Whereas the new one centers around "The guaranteed profit system.", which reads like generic snake oil.

Maybe you can do a third version with the best of both worlds. Although I kind of like the somewhat whimsical feel of the first one with the clueless donkey. It makes light of a bad situation. That also offsets the negativity of the book (which is negative by nature because it is about negative plays). The design of the first one does seem a little rough and unfinished though.

second version is way better, let's put Marty's cover into 3d version..

Hi Marty!

I think it is a good concept. The picture is comical. It is easily understood though, except for "low limit". If I was a poker player, I suppose I would pay $20 or so for the ebook. I hope all goes well for you.

I've written a lot of articles on this subject and in my opinion you have to get the potential customers attention immediately. They shouldn't have to try and read your cover. We have taken the time to read the cover because you asked for a critique.

A visitor to your site will make a snap decision as to whether or not they will hit the back button or look further at your ebook. Your first impression is the ebook design. They either like it or they don't. They know immediately if they are interested in reading about the contents or not.

People see in pictures and that's what will attract them to your book. You need the cards large and your text large. I would also add some cash on the cover to appeal to the subconscious.

That's just my opinion and I wish you good luck.