Cover to cover...

I have printed the Alice book cover design onto several different stocks to see what effect it has on the overall design and whether the colour is suitable.

The covers stocks, from left to right, are:

Heavy double sided newsprint, Coloured medium weight paper and Off-white cartridge paper





The red stock, though very vibrant, looses a lot of the overall punch that the design has, using this stock is not an option.
The heavy newsprint works well because of the thickness and the way that it sits over the hardback book (though the final design may not be hardback) The off white colouring is interesting but makes the book look old and used, which isn't something you would want to see on a shop shelf when looking for a new and exciting book.
The cartridge paper is just off white, not very different to plain paper bar the texture. The laser print does not take well to the texture of the cartridge paper, and is prone to rubbing off or smudging, which isn't great!
This stock test has been useful because it has highlighted to me that the likely outcome for the book is; that the cover will be thick with a laminated finished to prevent it spoiling. The use of plain white gives the book a fresh and bold cover design, with the red and black combination really popping from the cover.