Comments on: Musing Mondays – July 20, 2009

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:45:46 +0000

That’s how I go about it as well, if the book is not one that I’ve heard of.

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:41:35 +0000

Apparently the Kindle allows you to have cover images, albeit only in 16 shades of gray.

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:36:54 +0000

That seems to be fairly common, so makes sense to me.

By: Alexia561

Alexia561 — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 03:10:17 +0000

Interesting topic. I don’t tend to pay much attention to the covers ever since I noticed that the girl on the front of a book I was reading had blond hair, but the main character was a brunette. Pretty pictures, but nothing to do with the book. I like to read the back blurb and if it sounds interesting, then I’ll read the first page.
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By: caite

caite — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:54:45 +0000

I agree cover are a form of advertising really, but I still love a nice cover and I think it really can add to the pleasure of good book.
One issue I have with e-books…one of many issues….

By: Sheila DeChantal

Sheila DeChantal — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:12:36 +0000

Hi Michael! I had heard that about Pope Joan but had not had time to look for the website to see what that was about. Thanks for the link! I have updated the post.
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By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:50:58 +0000

Hi Peter, I’d be concerned if they wanted to put “Aurora Alegre del dichoso dia de la Gracia Maria Santissima Digna Madre de Dios” out with different covers. How big can that market be?

By: Cindy S.

Cindy S. — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:04:05 +0000

This is a great Musing Monday’s topic. I admit that I do buy books based on covers but I don’t look at the cover for clues about the book. If I read a really interesting review of a book I will buy that book based on the review and not cover.

Gee does that make any sense?
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By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:09:26 +0000

Hello, Michael!

I’ve read somewhere that some publishing houses make several versions of covers for a single book. This way, they’re able to reach a wider market.

While I don’t really object to that move (since it gets more people to read), what I do find frustrating is that some publishing houses totally mislead their potential customers. Case in point, since chick lit is the “in” thing these days, they come up with chick lit covers for classics such as the novels of Jane Austen.
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By: Charlie

Charlie — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:41:46 +0000

Amazon’s Kindle does (in 16 shades of grey), but I don’t know about other download sites and services.
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