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DRAFT Nº 48362 VERSIONS
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The Last Ember

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WHAT CHANGES, IN ONE LINE · Version B trades the muted teal palette for warmer ember tones and moves the title higher for better thumbnail contrast.

A reader’s journey

On Amazon a cover is never alone, and never big. Follow it from the first scroll to the shelf.

PLATE 01Search results
THE FIRST GLANCE · IN THE AUTHOR’S WORDS
I wanted the dragon's eye to be the first thing you notice, even at thumbnail size.
J. Marlowe, on Original
COLOUR SWATCHES · EXTRACTED FROM THE COVER
SEARCH RESULTS · SIMULATED STORESCALE 1:1
The Last Ember
The Last Ember
J. Marlowe
★★★★★
you
The Last EmberAnd on desktop — smaller, open on a computer for true 1:1
Why this format matters

Two seconds to exist. A reader thumbs through the results: here the cover is a postage stamp with a couple of seconds to get noticed. On this screen you see it at exactly that size — on desktop it’s even smaller and busier.

PLATE 02Related carousel
THE GENRE AT A GLANCE · IN THE AUTHOR’S WORDS
The dark blue says fantasy immediately, but a beta reader told me it read a little too 'mystery' for epic fantasy.
J. Marlowe, on Original
CUSTOMERS ALSO VIEWED · SPONSOREDSCALE 1:1
Why this format matters

It meets you again in carousels. Whoever doesn’t click right away runs into you among the “related” and sponsored items. It’s the smallest format of all: the genre has to read instantly.

PLATE 03Product page
UP CLOSE · IN THE AUTHOR’S WORDS
Zoomed in, the scales took months to get right — I don't want to lose that in a redesign.
J. Marlowe, on Original
PRODUCT PAGESCALE 1:1
The Last Ember
The Last Ember
a epic fantasy by J. Marlowe
★★★★★
Kindle $4.99
Paperback $14.99
Why this format matters

Now it has to keep the promise. The reader has clicked: on the page the cover is finally large, and details, mood and title come under close inspection.

PLATE 04Print edition
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