The cover sells the book! Please choose one.
The goals with the cover of I, Tarzan:
1) It needs to grab the attention and stand out from the crowd of all other books
2) It needs to be visually stunning and enticing for people to want to buy it (pleasing, not only striking)
3) The title is intriguing, so it needs to really stand out and jump to the eyes
4) It needs to scream “memoir” because of the main title. We don’t want to mislead people thinking it’s Fiction or a story about Tarzan or Jungle. It’s not!
5) It needs to tell the story, but without revealing it entirely. It needs to foster interest and curiosity
Cover 1A
Cover 1B
Cover 2B
Cover 2A
Check also at this small icon size, as these are the ones seen in Amazon lists of books
Photo 1A
Cover 1B
Cover 2A
Cover 2B
Dancing with Death - Cover Choice
Revised Edition - New Selected Cover
These were all the candidates:
It needs to look a little different, but similar to the original one. It needs to stand out, and be aesthetic. You can click on the cover to enlarge it. But people will first see them as small icons in the middle of many other books on Amazon. You can view the original cover at the bottom of this page (first already published edition). Note that the hair in Cover, A, B and C will be fixed for the final output)
Cover A
Cover C
Cover B
Cover D with Format 4 (no awards, larger “Revised Edition” text)
Just let the titles show the difference (keep original colors). Author became white. Subtitle is longer. I’ll remove the quote from the older edition).
Please choose one format for the quote (and award)
I’m hesitating to show the award on the front cover. Maybe it kills the aesthetic of the cover design. Awards will also appear on the back cover (I have 5 awards). The text Revised Edition must appear (with or without the additional text “with map and new ending”). Please choose the position of the quote. And help me choose the quote in the section below. You can click on the covers to enlarge them.
Format 1
(with Cover A)
No Seal. Editorial quote centered alined under “Revised Edition” in the middle of the dark side of the wave.
Format 2
(with Cover B)
Editorial quote centered & Seal on the right
(The word memoir will be removed from the subtitle)
Format 3
(with Cover A)
Seal centered, editorial quote flushed left and lined up with “Revised Edition”
Please choose one the best quote
Please help choose your favorite three quotes for the front cover. Shorter is better (because of the amount of space it takes on the cover. Please choose three and give me your order of preference. The other two will go on the back cover.
Caption 1
“illuminating and powerful.”
— Readers' Favorite
Caption 2
“A journey of dreams, sacrifice,
endurance and triumph”
— Readers' Favorite
Caption 3
“An unforgettable escapade of
ultimate danger and discovery”
— Readers' Favorite
Caption 4
“A fast-paced story that will
grip you and inspire you”
— The Wishing Shelf
Caption 5
“Intelligently composed chronicle
and compelling read“
— Best Sellers World
Caption 6
“Thrilling adventure, soulful insights
and crisp, fast-paced writing”
— IndieReader
Caption 7
(quote is short, but author’s reference long, maybe better for back. He’s not a bestselling or famous author)
“A thrilling book of real-life adventure”
- David Canford, Author of The Throwback
Please choose one of the four awards
Dancing with Death won 4 Awards. We can put only in the front (and 3 in the back). Which do you think would be best on the front cover?
IBA
International Book Awards
Readers’ Favorite
KBR
Kindle Book Awards
IAN
IAN book of the year
(Independant Author Network)
I’m also open to any other design suggestion to get the best title that both look a little different, but very similar to the original one. Please let me know.
Original Book Cover
For reference. This is the cover from the first published edition