Today is a big day: we got the ISBN number for Business Model Generation: 978-2-8399-0580-0. We're getting there.

Also, Alan has been working on some book covers. Check out some of the iterations below:

Iteration I


Iteration II


Iteration III


Iteration IV


Iteration V


Iteration VI


Iteration VII


Iteration VIII

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Comment by Alex Osterwalder on August 27, 2009 at 8:50am
Yes, Alan always thinks in terms of front and back page. I'm curious about where we are going to carry this...
Comment by Vishwanath Edavayyanamath on August 27, 2009 at 8:38am
Alex,
Have you thought about the back page. May be we can have the comlete design comming out in a combined back and front page.
Comment by Vishwanath Edavayyanamath on August 27, 2009 at 8:34am
I think the BMG Canvas should figure out in some way on the cover to drive attention on the Bookstore stands. That is our biggest USP. Instead of a Black background, you could make it little semi transparent with "Business Model Generation" in Bold. May be have the text on the top and bottom rows with canvas in the middle.

I like the Iteration VIII where all the interactions of BMG are coming out well. But the whole thing has to be at least visible in semitransparent way at least.
Comment by Marko Seppänen on August 27, 2009 at 7:33am
One vote for iteration VI, too.
Comment by Mike Lachapelle on August 27, 2009 at 5:52am
Gentlemen, my hat is off to you once again. Great work. Don't know if you are looking for input but here's some regardless.

I like the look of III, as a number of people did above. To me it comes across a little cleaner and calmer. Some of the other covers remind me of my own cluttered mind. If you need edging to work with for the binding, VI works, though not my favourite.

I really like the label - very inventive. I like the larger font size for the first paragraph. I think there is an important message there and it gets a little lost in the smaller font. The more I look at it., the more I prefer the larger font size on the lead-in.
Comment by Cheenu Srinivasan on August 27, 2009 at 5:47am
I like the designs and would choose between III and VI. Given this tremedous work of thought and art that is designed to make the future with innovative business designs, I view this as theatre in action, all taking the stage at various times as props and support crew while Alex and Yves have been the principal cast.

So, why not say Designers and Creators for Alex and Yves rather than writers and the others as Cocreators and Supporting Cast?

Over to others here who may want to add to this line of thought!
Comment by Cheenu Srinivasan on August 27, 2009 at 5:45am
I like the designs and would choose between III and VI. Given this tremedous work of thought and art that is designed to make the future with innovative business designs, I view this as theatre in action, all taking the stage at various times as props and support crew while Alex and Yves have been the principal cast.

So, why not say Designers and Creators for Alex and Yves rather than writers and the others as Cocreators and Supporting Cast?

Over to others here who may want to add to this line of thought!
Comment by Martin Fanghanel on August 27, 2009 at 4:39am
Iteration III is my preferred
Comment by Bill Welter on August 27, 2009 at 2:51am
I'm going for iteration III. Just "messy enough" to get the point across that this is not a "formula" book.
Comment by Chris J Davis on August 27, 2009 at 2:21am
Iteration VII.............more color unnecessary

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