I am very lucky being a guest on Chris, The Story Reading Ape’s blog today. He published my guest post “How important is the book cover?” I’d be delighted to see you checking out the article and leaving your comment. Thank you so much!
After trying to find answers to so many other questions, I tried to find out, how important the book cover is for a book.
Considering the common saying “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” I was told that this might apply to people, clothes, situations – and whatever else, but doesn’t apply to books in general!
How do we buy books? Let’s say, we’re trying to find a new author we heard of but don’t know yet. We read a book review we liked; we were told he/she was a good writer, his/her name isn’t generally known. What is next we will do?
Check out his/her books, right?
From what I imagined, the eye does have an influence on our decision. It’s a little bit like with meals:
Let me ask you: Which plate would you prefer eating?
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Great post, thanks for reblogging this one. As you know I’ve touched on book covers as well, but I’m really glad to see another person’s take on the subject, especially when they do such a good job on it. Kudos!
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Thank you so much Allan. This is a huge compliment!! I value your opinion very much, you know this!! 🙂
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Fantastic post, AJ!! And, speaking from very recent experience, just because they have a degree doesn’t mean they understand the industry either. Thank you for sharing!
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Thank you very much for your opinion and sharing experience, Jen. And of course for reading the post and commenting. 🙂
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