Since you released “The Variant” independently, how’d you get the nifty cover art?
– Michael
Washington D.C.
The image comes from stock.xchng, a photo by Marja Flick-Buijs of the Netherlands. I did the type myself. The face is Myriad.
Because Amazon scales the artwork incredibly small for some views, I fattened the type used on the Kindle version so that it would remain legible.
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July 3rd, 2009 at 1:00 pm
Is it a good idea to use a stock image for a book cover? What if it starts turning up in doublemint gum commercials or something more insidious?
July 3rd, 2009 at 8:10 pm
stock.xchng is an awesome site. Been using their stuff to illustrate reasons to be happy on http://www.tweetedblessings.com.
July 6th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
How are you marketing your work outside of the site or have you covered this already?
July 10th, 2009 at 10:01 am
Neat cover. Simplistic with a bit of irony to it.
July 12th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
I’m unfamiliar with stock.xchng, however, another source for great and useful images is flickr. You can use its advanced search to find creative commons licensed photos. Almost every search will result in a handful of exceptional photos.