trying out a new cover

The first book I put up on Kindle, a hardboiled sci-fi novelette called The ElectroLive Murders, has been available for over a year now. I think around 30 copies have been purchased, and more than 500 copies have been downloaded for free, but I still feel like the book hasn't gotten the attention it deserves. A lot of the successful self-publishers I read about emphasize the importance of changing things around with books, and trying new ideas, even after those books have been released to the public. So, in the spirit of experimentation, I'm trying out a new cover.

Here's the old cover:

And here's the new one:

It should be showing up in the Kindle store within the next 24 hours. I'll be sure to follow up with details if the new cover impacts sales in any significant way.

Also, I feel it's worth noting that the images used on the new cover were found through an image search of files marked as Creative Commons material. The Creative Commons website is a pretty incredible resource, grouping millions of photographs, songs, drawings, and other stuff together--all of which have been labelled as free to use (with certain restrictions) by their creators. The photos I used, of the monkey and the circuitry, were taken by Antony Grossy and Dom Pates, respectively.

P.S. Today and tomorrow my horror novelette Cool Blue is available for free download on Kindle.