Comments on: Ode to the Book Cover

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By: Daisy Harris

Daisy Harris — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:13:09 +0000

>I LOVE e-books because they have freed me from the preconceptions of the book cover! I never, ever, ever would have started reading romance, or even urban fantasy, if I had had to buy those books in paper. I would have been embarrassed by the beefcake heroes and scantily clad heroines, and never discovered all the awesome, fun, fantastic writing going on in those fields.

This winter I have 2 e-books coming out- both erotic paranormal romance and they will probably have covers I will be embarrassed to show my friends and family. But it's what's inside that counts!

By: elaine @ peace for the journey

elaine @ peace for the journey — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:18:04 +0000

>Book cover is very important to me, especially if I'm going it alone in the bookstore... title, a close second. That being said, I'll take a reader recommendation over a good-looking book cover. That being said, reader taste is subjective, so both cover and opinion can be deceptive.

peace~elaine

By: Sharon A. Lavy

Sharon A. Lavy — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:08:44 +0000

>E-books should include the cover on the first page.

By: PD

PD — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:58:51 +0000

>I'll definitely avoid books where the cover is obviously designed to market the book as chick lit, romance--whatever genres I don't read. Otherwise, I prefer flipping to a random page and reading a paragraph or two. (Why are blurbs so inaccurate these days?)

I can only hope sellers take advantage of high resolution screens to display bigger covers. As someone who enjoys typography, I'm interested even in the ones that are just text.

By: error7zero

error7zero — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:17:54 +0000

>I preorder books from small presses. If the advance cover looks whack I wail like my ice cream cone got swiped, and try to get it improved before publication.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:34:43 +0000

>I'm a book collector, so cover art is huge for me.

The ability to see cover art is one reason that the Nook is my choice for an e-reader when I have the funds to buy one. With the Nook, you can still see the covers on your device, in their full color glory.

As a historical writer, a good cover is very important to me. When done properly I can figure out the time period and even the general setting just by looking at the cover. If the cover art is lousy, has the wrong type of clothes, the wrong hairstyle, etc, it's usually a dead giveaway to me that the author hasn't done their research and didn't tell the art department it was important to get the cover right.

By: Aamba

Aamba — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:22:14 +0000

>I absolutely judge a book by its cover. It's pretty important to me. I get that sense and feel for a book that way. If the cover draws me in, then I turn it over to read the description and then I decide whether or not to buy it.

By: June G

June G — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:13:59 +0000

>I hope you're right and the art of the cover remains integral, but unfortunately, the world seems to be in a state of contraction in which less is more. We'll see.

By: Lyndieb

Lyndieb — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:43:51 +0000

>I agree with your post. There is the eerie feeling, isn't there, when the book as a second printing or the paperback is released with a different cover than the one you have grown to love. It makes the book seem like a distant relative or it draws you back in and makes you want to buy it all over.

I have a strange relationship with my book covers. While I want my books to appear worn and used, it is not the same with the covers. I don;t want them damaged. So I remove them while I am reading the book and then put the pristine cover back on the book.

Here is my prediction for our e-readers. The technology will continue to improve and soon they will be provide 4 colors and the covers will be available electronically, as well as illustrations. It is the thing that makes sense.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:35:32 +0000

>With E-books, along with the disappearing book covers, what happens to author book signings?

By: Kathryn Magendie

Kathryn Magendie — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:41:16 +0000

>The book cover may draw my attention, as does the title, but it won't sell me the book. I look at the "whole package" - and sometimes, I just take a chance on a book.

One of my "blurbs" on my book makes me smile because the author colleague tells men not to be fooled by the "pink cover" and the "girly" cover or whatever he says - because inside is universal to men and women. It's one of my favorite blurbs.

Authors don't always have input, or very little, on the final decision of bookcovers. I've had mixed comment about mine - some love them, some think they don't fit, some just don't like them, some rave over them. *shrug* what can you do? :-D

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:47:50 +0000

>Big deal–of course Amazon sells more cuz you can get real books @ Borders & Barnes & Noble. Ordering online will never replace the experience and feel of real books and an actual bookstore–for one, they don't have coffee shops!