Cover with text

coli82 · March 2019

Hi,
I am publishing a papery book and I have designed a cover (I have inserted the title and the author).

In the image of the cover there is a blackboard with a text string....Is it possibile? Or if will be rejected for distributions?

I have found this note:
Note: Amazon will reject content that includes text on the cover not present in the metadata. This includes reviews or "by" separating the title and author.

Many thanks

Marco

TheJesusNinja · March 2019

I'm not quite sure but I'd think it might get rejected since it's being sent from Lulu to Amazon.

Just Kevin · March 2019

I think you may be getting mixed up the rules to do to with ePubs.

coli82 · March 2019

The article is this:

http://connect.lulu.com/en/discussion/33632/mandatory-print-book-distribution-requirements

It regards papery book. Probabily the best thing is to change this text and add it as a subtitle.

What do you think? I would like to avoid any problems.

Another thing: is there a problem with head and footer? I only see that the right margin can be equal to left margin (at least 1.,27cm).

Thanks

Marco

Just Kevin · March 2019

It regards papery book. Probabily the best thing is to change this text and add it as a subtitle.

OK. That guide should say better what it means by metadata. When you start a Project you have to give it a Title and if you want, a Subtitle. And the writer's name. It has to say exactly the same things on the cover and usually on the Title page also. Any blurb on the back does not count.

What do you think? I would like to avoid any problems.

Another thing: is there a problem with head and footer? I only see that the right margin can be equal to left margin (at least 1.,27cm).

Are you using a Template? Even in one of those you can set things to whatever you want, within reason.

Thanks

potetjp · March 2019

The text on the blackboard is not the title. It's part of the illustration. It's unrelated to the metadata.

Just Kevin · March 2019

Blackboard?

TheJesusNinja · March 2019

I'm thinking that the front cover cannot show any text except what is on the metadata which would be title/author/subtitle. It's possible they might consider the text on blackboard as added text. I'd check with Paul or support on that one.

coli82 · March 2019

I have changed the text on the blackboard so that it could be considered a subtitle.

The previous string was a Linux command that echoes a string of text. I have removed the command leaving only the string

For the margin I have used a template,changing only the footer and haeder distance from bottom and top margin. I have found no specifications about header and footer in the guide.

Thanks to all.

Marco

Just Kevin · March 2019

Hrmm, I doubt that any text in the artwork that is not the title or subtitle is counted. Just create it and see what happens.

Here's just one example of what is already on Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Prisoners-Geography-Everything-Global-Politics/dp/1783962437?ref_=Oct_BSellerC_83_2&pf_rd_p=eaed1d78-b07c-591d-a886-490638394d61&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-10&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=83&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=KET66W41F5XNTRAKQ5FT&pf_rd_r=KET66W41F5XNTRAKQ5FT&pf_rd_p=eaed1d78-b07c-591d-a886-490638394d61

Ron Miller · March 2019

I think that Kevin is correct. If words or letters are part of the artwork---such as "a blackboard with a text string"---there would be no problem.

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