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Originally Posted by petermillard
Don't think either of them work especially well, but at thumbnail sizes the one on the right gets particularly lost:-
If I was scrolling through an Amazon page I don't think it's even register with me. |
Now that I've read the description, the first one doesn't seem to fit at all. I think the second one better represents the story, but I still don't like it. I'd eliminate the upside-down skyline at the top, and I'd change the layout for the text--the shelves are drawing the eye to the center, but then the sideways text is jarring; it's like you are speeding down the aisle and then your brain suddenly has to do a 90-degree turn to read the title.
I don't mind being told it's "A Novel." This particular title doesn't seem like something I'd associate with nonfiction, but some titles do, and such a label can be helpful. Or the label can be helpful if the author also writes nonfiction.