Cover thumbnail on product page.

picnic

The cover for my new book is intentionally dark and moody. The printed version looks just right but the thumbnail on the lulu product page is much too dark and unappealing - can anything be done? Am I likely to meet with success if I ask for the thumbnail to be replaced with a lighter version?

 

Thanks

 

Paul

potetjp

Have you received the proof copy? If not, wait.

picnic

Yes, as I said, the printed copy is fine.

TheJesusNinja

I have found that all of my proofs have printed dark, especially the cover.

Just Kevin

Try adjusting the settings on your monitor   

 

Do you have a link to your Spotlight please?

picnic

This is the product page:

 

http://www.lulu.com/shop/paul-robinson/the-rise-fall-and-redemption-of-james-fairweather/paperback/product-22323581.html

 

I've looked at it on a couple of devices and the appearance is the same i.e. darker than the printed version (which is just right).

Just Kevin

Gosh, yes, that is dark, and in the Preview (and I assume the background should be green?). Thankfully it's not those used to print the book, and often the covers are printed darker than the actual original images (and at a lesser colour-count).

Has the book reached Amazon yet? If it has or when it does, what does the thumbnail and Amazon's own Preview look like on there?

picnic

Thanks to lulu support the images are now much better (they now look like the actual printed cover).

 

For anyone who needs it, here's the technical low down:

 

Book covers are displayed in the preview function of the product page in RGB (red, green, blue), which is used for screens and monitors. The CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, black) colors in a printed cover file do not always translate well to the RGB of the preview. We've replaced the Preview files with CMYK images, and the colors of the preview should appear similar to the cover files of your project.

Well Done Lulu!