Warded Man Covers – How To
Posted by Meg
Own The Warded Man in hardcover? Want it to match all your other hardcovers on your bookshelf? Great news! You can now print out a PDF version of the cover and fold the new cover right over the old one.
Peat will also be giving away the Warded Man cover flats in the coming months as well as books in the coming weeks. He already awarded three to the winners of the Wear Your Wards Contest. If you haven’t checked out the entries yet, you really should.
First, assemble your materials: One brand new Warded Man cover. One Warded Man hardcover.
I found (through various painful trials) that it actually helps to keep the original cover on the book.
You want to start with the left inside flap. This first fold will inform how the cover wraps around you book. I found that lining it up with the other book cover already on the book is a helpful start.You don’t want to fold exactly on the line because that doesn’t leave enough room for the spine. Fold just before the line, right before the cover image begins. But be careful not to leave a strip of orange on your front cover page!
Before committing to the fold, wrap the cover around the front and to the spine to see how it lines up.
Then crease your first fold. The rest is pretty simple: wrap the cover tightly around the book and then make the fold on the second flap. The image is the same on both sides, which makes this part a little easier.
Feel free to toss the old cover or, like Peat, keep it as a hidden cover beneath the new one!
Then, voila! You have a new Warded Man cover for you hardcover!
That is amazing. I get annoyed and a bit sad when my books don’t match up on the shelf. Good thing I keep it at home, cause I work at a library, and there’s tons of different versions.
What length/material paper should we use
I really love that you folks think of something awesome like this for us! I am always a little disappointed when cover designs are changed mid-way through a series. Left with a choice of abandoning the original cover style or having mismatched shelves, I’m often left feeling like a betrayer, heh.
You folks totally, totally rock.
How does the author’s mother get a copy of one of these new covers? (hint, hint)
Type of paper material is up to you. We did matte because that’s what the Desert Spear cover is. But if you want to match The Daylight War, glossy is your best bet. Try not to get paper that is super thick or the creases will be harder to make (we learned the hard way).
Here are the dimensions for the cover flat: 22 x 9.5 (in inches)
We will be giving away some of our flats and books in the coming weeks. So stay tuned!