- on kindle, I have 44 titles
- 26 titles have an image on the cover
- 18 title are just text on the cover
Here are the sales stats:
- kindle sales with image cover - 25
- kindle sales with text cover - 9
- paperback sales with image cover - 3
- paperback sales with text cover - 7
- nook sales with image cover - 3
- nook sales with text cover - 6
Total
- with image cover - 31
- with text cover - 22
As you can see, there is no major difference in the sales - Of course, not enough sales to have a final real exact statistical result but the numbers are quite clear...
here is what I think happens:
- what people don't want is a real cheap cover - I took the time to design a cover with logo, some color and descriptive title with big lack letters
- in the listing results, I believe that the clear text in bold large letters on the cover does stand out and is easy to spot
- people will most probably download a sample and check the table of content before they make a decision
- I get a bit the impression that only text on the cover might even position you as an expert and give a bit the feel of and expert report - many to selling ebooks out there have no picture on their icons, just plain descriptive text in thick letters.
- Another element is that my descriptive titles do need the space on the cover anyway and it would be challenging to have both a picture + descriptive title and be readable on the small preview icons.
- at this stage, I don't have a final answer but it is clear that titles with just text on cover do sell
So, for now, the conclusion is that the strategy I used so far does work
To be followed...
To be followed...