Yes, the printed, published version of the guidebook is slowly becoming a reality! Need proof? Shown here is
a preliminary design for the book jacket, including the back cover, spine, and front cover. This is only a
rough first attempt at a cover design, and it is certainly subject to major changes prior to publication (the
publisher's name, ISBN number, and price shown here are simply made up as placeholders for the eventual
finalized info, which is still undecided). Designing the book cover and writing the back cover text (which is
basically advertising copy for the store shelf) are essential steps in producing a self-published book, and
doing so has helped me refocus and concentrate my efforts towards that goal. Click the thumbnail image below to
see an enlarged version (323 kB), which is a 72dpi JPEG created
from the original high-resolution Illustrator/Photoshop file.
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