Can you judge a book by its cover?

So I received the free proof of my novel. Even though the book is not sufficiently edited and reworked to be ready for public consumption, I have to say it is pretty cool to see it in the flesh, in book form. This is probably not what the book will look like in its final form, but I put together something quickly for the proof copy to see how it would turn out.

And I am impressed with the print-on-demand company so far. Not only does the book look good, but they were much quicker than promised at every step.

So the big unveiling...

Pretty cool.