tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991760003960066476.post2666809180303066086..comments2024-02-05T18:44:00.439+02:00Comments on Dark Wolf's Fantasy Reviews: Cover art (a bad one unfortunately)Mihai A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08534691063946241019noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991760003960066476.post-59000809939011219952008-11-19T11:11:00.000+02:002008-11-19T11:11:00.000+02:00Well, in my country usually the books are more exp...Well, in my country usually the books are more expansive than the English editions. And I think that if publishing houses come with the original cover than the publishing costs will increase. But I am not certain. Anyway they should come with better covers, because like you said it affects its sales :)Mihai A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08534691063946241019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991760003960066476.post-32145960915236669802008-11-18T21:15:00.000+02:002008-11-18T21:15:00.000+02:00I have read in marketing one's book that the first...I have read in marketing one's book that the first two things that count on a reader purchasing a book is the cover and the blurb on the inside jacket cover or the back cover. If the visual image on the front cover does nothing to enhance the potential reader to open the book then the sale is doomed.<BR/><BR/>Another problem authors have, is often they have no say in what goes on the covers, either in their own country or internationally. I think this is an issue that should be brought up when the publishing contract is negotiated.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991760003960066476.post-57941171885173382132008-11-10T11:47:00.000+02:002008-11-10T11:47:00.000+02:00Seth, you are right, it is subjective, but I think...Seth, you are right, it is subjective, but I think that we are seeing everything through our subjectivity :)Mihai A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08534691063946241019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991760003960066476.post-82683741719258184162008-11-09T03:22:00.000+02:002008-11-09T03:22:00.000+02:00I like simple book covers. I know lots of marketin...I like simple book covers. I know lots of marketing research goes into choosing the right cover art, but here in America too I find that often publishers choose some god-awful cheesy fantasy art when a plain, tasteful cover woud serve much better. Art is such a subjective thing anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991760003960066476.post-52636805990716665432008-11-08T11:16:00.000+02:002008-11-08T11:16:00.000+02:00I subscribe to this idea too, a white cover with o...I subscribe to this idea too, a white cover with only the author name and the title would have been much better. And indeed a cover like this can embarrasing ;)Mihai A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08534691063946241019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991760003960066476.post-45622837250017993202008-11-07T21:27:00.000+02:002008-11-07T21:27:00.000+02:00hahahahahaha. Oh my god that's hideous!There have ...hahahahahaha. Oh my god that's hideous!<BR/>There have been books I aven't bought because i'd be embarrassed to take it to the till.Adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12876050775872445521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991760003960066476.post-25249024761090316232008-11-07T18:00:00.000+02:002008-11-07T18:00:00.000+02:00damn that`s an ugly one...i saw one with an old gu...damn that`s an ugly one...i saw one with an old guy on the cover too, in the same series i guess..<BR/>yeah, it where better without no cover at all :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991760003960066476.post-55982400190272196652008-11-07T16:04:00.000+02:002008-11-07T16:04:00.000+02:00OMG! This the most stupid cover in years. A plain,...OMG! This the most stupid cover in years. A plain, white cover, with just the title and author's name would be much, much better than this one, which clearly works against the book itself. Having that "packing", no wonder that lots of people think that this is bad reading.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com