tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16395161395584507.post4931299193759181470..comments2024-02-12T19:00:25.783+00:00Comments on Crime Central: Cover Anatomy by Cathy MacPhailKeren Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13121027210783177857noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16395161395584507.post-23962931763434831932011-04-16T09:39:48.433+01:002011-04-16T09:39:48.433+01:00Covers matter a lot. When I think of a story I'...Covers matter a lot. When I think of a story I've read, it has its own inner landscape in my mind, with a definite colour theme (a bit like CSI. 'Miami' is always shot in soft golds, but 'New York' is cool blues and greys). The cover starts that process off for me, and if it's wrong I have to battle against it to enjoy the book. <br /><br />Size and shape matter too. I buy the whole series of books I really like, and place them proudly on a shelf. I love it when they are all similar, and hate it when there's a sudden change half-way through for no reason I can appreciate. <br /><br />One of the selling points of books, after all, like CDs, is that displaying them makes a statement about their owner. Will e-books ever do that?Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13912774665400125173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16395161395584507.post-73241725107671090982011-04-15T19:13:46.933+01:002011-04-15T19:13:46.933+01:00Such an interesting post. I've just seen the G...Such an interesting post. I've just seen the German cover for When I Was Joe (renamed 'More then just a witness') and it's much more obviously a crime cover, with a big knife. I wonder how that will affect readers' perceptions.Keren Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13121027210783177857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16395161395584507.post-69121442614007928512011-04-15T10:42:50.123+01:002011-04-15T10:42:50.123+01:00I think a great cover will make someone pick up a ...I think a great cover will make someone pick up a book, but will that make any difference if the blurb and beginning of the book don't make the reader want to go any further? I doubt it. <br />When readers get excited enough about a books - or an author, to recommend them to their friends would the cover make much difference? Difficult to know. <br /><br />At least an exciting cover might make someone pick up one book instead of another in the first instance.Linda Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04354324158228109351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16395161395584507.post-59057196092878439552011-04-15T10:09:49.180+01:002011-04-15T10:09:49.180+01:00I think covers need to change every so often to ke...I think covers need to change every so often to keep up with the zeitgeist, but for me the most important thing is knowing which of the author's books are in a series, or similar, so that a reader can grab another with reasonable certainty they will like it. I only ever buy after reading a bit though!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16395161395584507.post-49581953200839821862011-04-15T09:43:18.834+01:002011-04-15T09:43:18.834+01:00Yes, covers matter. I have heard people asking for...Yes, covers matter. I have heard people asking for books in the library. They do not know the title or the author but they will tell the librarian "It has a blue cover with a picture of ... on the front and it is about..." It always amazes me how often the book is found!catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.com