Most Daring E-Book Covers

SYNOPSIS LOUNGE will skip its regular features and will deal on daring e-book covers.

Personal Notes:  Well, at first before I launched my novella, Asian Boy I got some mixed reactions about my e-book cover after posting it on my blog and on Facebook. But long before I did it, I got a reaction from my chief editor. Since we were using the NOOK Press platform, we collaborated ever since. So he could have direct access to our publishing activities. He commented about Miggy's daring pose on the e-book cover. I told my editor that we're delving to the New Adult category and not worried about having so much issues on the e-book cover the way it was presented.

The truth is I was really bothered by that. My graphic designer followed the guidelines I set for that project.  A few hours after posting the e-book cover of Asian Boy on my blog and Facebook, my male friend sent me a text cautioning me about the possible dilemma I would face if I would let the e-book cover be the final one. He was 'bothered' by Miggy wearing boxers and topless.

That same day, I showed the proposed e-book cover to another male friend and I was devastated the way he reacted when he saw it. He told right in front of me that only a few people would read my e-book. I told him I appreciated his views but justified that there should be a reason why I chose that concept. It's pretty much related to the story, especially on the very first chapter, when Miggy tried to hit Colton, his girlfriend's ex, with a baseball bat.

Then I began to ask a lot of my Facebook friends and told them to give me their honest opinion on the e-book cover. I asked them if such cover had bothered them the first time they saw it. Surprisingly, 99% of my Facebook friends said they approved it. Some of them reasoned out they were not bothered since we're in a modern world and such e-book cover was suited for the trend. My Facebook friends who responded were in their mid twenties and late thirties.

Then to satisfy my intention to get an honest assessment, navigating the world of e-book on the New Adult category was my last option. And I found out that Asian Boy e-book cover was wayyyy behind the trend or in a category of being so daring. And when I went deeper to my simple research, here's what I found, though   most of these covers are 'samples', but here they are:

Mild huh?

This is just mild.

This is one of a kind.

And this one... What the?

My favorite one... 

Very provocative one.

My friend would freak out if he would see this one.

Our very own... Asian Boy.

This is something. Hmm.