40 Hadith

Choose a number to see that part.

1. 1 The blurb

   The back-cover copy, set to read in ten seconds.

2. 2 The author

   A short biography, with a photograph where there is one.

3. 3 Barcode and publisher

   ISBN barcode, price and the publisher’s marks, placed to the printer’s rules.

4. 4 The spine

   Title and author sized to the spine width, worked out from the page count and the paper.

5. 5 The frame

   A drawn frame that holds the title.

6. 6 The title

   Lettering that still reads at thumbnail size in an online shop.

7. 7 The author’s name

   Set to sit with the title, not compete with it.