{"id":1677,"date":"2013-05-10T09:00:13","date_gmt":"2013-05-10T14:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.littworldonline.org\/?p=1677"},"modified":"2013-05-10T09:00:13","modified_gmt":"2013-05-10T14:00:13","slug":"the-design-doctors-advice-befriend-a-bookseller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/fr\/the-design-doctors-advice-befriend-a-bookseller\/","title":{"rendered":"The Design Doctor&#8217;s Advice: Befriend a bookseller"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>Michael Collie is a graphic designer and the national director of\u00a0 the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spcka.org.au\">Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge Australia<\/a>. He offers this tried and true advice on how to test the market for your book&#8217;s cover.<\/p>\n<p>httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CMYu5ViAcRo<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Have you found another effective way to test your book(s) and cover(s) with the market? 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