Of course, working in a building full of book geeks (non-fiction publishing company, for folks who don't know me), I just kept carrying it around today and handing it to people. Everybody liked the cover, several commented on the wordplay between the title and the icon, and almost all of them were caught running their fingers over the shiny blood drops.
It's a great cover design (I really like the interior design too, btw!), but the decision to spot varnish, and then the accuracy with which they printed it, _really_ sells it. It's tasty. And it's subtle. You almost don't see it, until you get the book at the right angle or in the right light. But you feel it. Book lovers are tactile as well as visual, and covers sell books. GeekyPrinterChick me approves.
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Date: 2010-04-28 08:55 pm (UTC)It's a great cover design (I really like the interior design too, btw!), but the decision to spot varnish, and then the accuracy with which they printed it, _really_ sells it. It's tasty. And it's subtle. You almost don't see it, until you get the book at the right angle or in the right light. But you feel it. Book lovers are tactile as well as visual, and covers sell books. GeekyPrinterChick me approves.