Comments on: The art of the book cover

By: Janet Gurtler

Janet Gurtler — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:33:04 +0000

That is the coolest cover for The Weight of Bones. I never saw it but I really like it. The book ended up going with a new name and a totally different look (I’m Not Her).

Cool.

By: Juli

Juli — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 19:42:42 +0000

Absolutely I judge books based on their covers. If they don’t care enough to put a good cover on it, why should I care enough to read it?

By: Julie Mosow

Julie Mosow — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:32:59 +0000

Thanks for talking about these really interesting blogs – I’ve already subscribed!

By: Gina

Gina — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:21:17 +0000

I have bought books based on their covers. Also, I would be more likely to buy books written by men if there was a woman on the cover.

By: kelly

kelly — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:16:23 +0000

These all sound wonderful!

By: Mister

Mister — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:38:59 +0000

I have to avert my eyes when I walk by the Penguin "Great Ideas" paperbacks. To wit, the gorgeously typeset cover of Marcus Aurelius' "Meditations"

A Little Flesh, A Little Breath, And A Reason To Rule All -- That Is Myself.

Instant buy.

By: Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:26:14 +0000

Okay, I’ll give a few examples. Tan Twan Eng’s The Gift of Rain, the paperback – it has a gorgeous Asian landscape painting on the cover. (Haven’t read it yet.) Kate Quinn’s Mistress of Rome, with a woman looking out on ancient Rome. (Ditto, sigh.) And Ian Buruma’s The China Lover, the hardcover. That one I have read, and although I enjoyed it, it was too literary for my taste; I had to work too hard to get at the story. (And I usually like literary.)

By: Mister

Mister — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:06:43 +0000

>> I’ve absolutely bought some books for their covers.

Which ones?

By: Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:02:35 +0000

Thanks for posting about my site, Kelly! The Beyond the Covers blog is excellent. So many cover concepts, and only one will be used…. it makes you think about all the time and effort that go into the design.
I’ve absolutely bought some books for their covers. That gives me an idea for a future post!