feedback--Snow White and the Civil War cover

This one is all Deranged Doctor Design (except the subtitle, Survival of the Fairest, which was a gift from Tazlima), and provisionally, I quite like it, although I'm willing to entertain suggestions for improving it.

The big problem with this duology is that the first story ends in a cliffhanger. The way I wrote it, it has to. It's in two parts, first person, intitially from the POV of Snow White, and the second part from the POV of Prince Charming. Snow White loses consciousness at the end of her story. That's central enough that I'd consider it canon.

What always bugged me about SW is that here's this prince who shows up, and he could have a dozen mistresses or kill puppies in his spare time, but we're all so happy that he's taking SW away because he's rich. Blech. So part 2 is Jack's story.

They're too big to combine, at least as physical books. As it sits currently, SW part 1 is 115k and part 2 is 85k. So I'm doing the best I can with this cover (and the next, which isn't yet done) to make it clear that this is a single story in two parts.

Does this cover do this?

I'm also eager for marketing suggestions for it. Lots of people here don't self-publish, but we're all readers. How should I deal with a two-part, two-novel story where part 1 ends in a cliffhanger? Parts 1 and 2 in the same ebook, with only the physical books pubbed separately? Or publish the ebook for Part 1 cheap ($.99, which I dislike, but I could get over that), and part 2 full price? Or go ahead and sell both books for $2.99 each?

Which treatment wouldn't make you angry, as a reader?

I'm already planning on having a line at the end of the blurb for part 1 that states: The story concludes in Snow White and the Civil War part II, if I sell them as separate ebooks.

The main goal isn't to maximize profits. I just want to publish this story that I do believe in very much and not piss anyone off.

Anyway, feedback on my marketing quandary and /or cover very much appreciated.

Thanks, starrystorm and Netz.

I should have mentioned this already--if I publish Snow White in two parts, ebook or physical book, I'd release both at the same time.

Thanks, Ari.

The subtitle for part II is Plot of Gold. My only reservation right now is that the subtitle comes before the title. I have no idea if that's important or not. Should I ask for a cover draft that has the subtitle that follows the title?

One thing's for certain--it's a whole lot of font. Honestly, when I turned the cover over to them, I was thinking, "Better you than me. I really hope you're up to making this many words work." But I asked Deranged Doctor Design to be sure to make the series title the most important thing, and to try to convey the impression that this is one tale in two books.

Thanks! I'd like a draft with the subtitle below the main title as well. Only what do you mean by the main title raised? Just higher in the "picture plane" of the cover?