tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post5031997289552176870..comments2024-03-27T00:13:45.857-07:00Comments on Tote Bags 'n' Blogs: Eve Gaddy: A Cover AffairLeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583249444580245924noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-23108933350559578372015-02-28T07:36:47.939-08:002015-02-28T07:36:47.939-08:00Thanks for commenting, Carol. If it's an autho...Thanks for commenting, Carol. If it's an author I love to read, I will buy it regardless. Like you, I don't pay attention to the cover. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247881723777240364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-9264345418875467302015-02-28T07:35:01.369-08:002015-02-28T07:35:01.369-08:00Thanks for commenting. The marked difference bothe...Thanks for commenting. The marked difference bothers me too.:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247881723777240364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-55766979985449109872015-02-28T00:33:08.872-08:002015-02-28T00:33:08.872-08:00There have been many book covers that dtew me to a...There have been many book covers that dtew me to a book but no matter how gorgeous or exciting it looks if the back blurb doesn't grab me I on't buy it. The same with ugly covers. I've been surprised when I read the blurb & ended up buying it. If it's an Author I read and enjoy I don't care what the cover looks like I'm buying it. :)<br />Carol L<br />Lucky4750 (at) Carol L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05291123842810883524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-68546800390559964682015-02-27T08:12:39.805-08:002015-02-27T08:12:39.805-08:00I think that the cover only bothers me when there ...I think that the cover only bothers me when there is a marked difference in a descriptive appearance... ie characters are blond and cover shows brunette.. girlygirlhoosier52https://www.blogger.com/profile/12253919063849062372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-1287519770219288122015-02-27T06:54:29.572-08:002015-02-27T06:54:29.572-08:00Thanks for commenting, Laurie. It irritates author...Thanks for commenting, Laurie. It irritates authors when the covers don't match our descriptions. We send in a detailed description and sometimes it matches and sometimes not. Depends on the publisher, but I've never been offered a choice between two. <br /><br />Belle Books and Tule are smaller and allow the author a lot of input. Harlequin is huge and it's another matter. One time Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247881723777240364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-29832656917082569182015-02-27T04:47:43.834-08:002015-02-27T04:47:43.834-08:00I read the back blurb. If it interests me I'll...I read the back blurb. If it interests me I'll buy the book, ugly cover or not. I do prefer people on the cover or pretty real scenes. I don't like inanimate objects or animals.<br /><br />I'm irritated when covers don't match the physical characteristics of the hero and heroine. I think the people who make the covers have a description supplied by the author to follow.<br /><brLaurie Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12533221100348874087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-54997759861613216842015-02-26T20:10:11.103-08:002015-02-26T20:10:11.103-08:00Thanks for commenting, Denise. I buy mostly by aut...Thanks for commenting, Denise. I buy mostly by author too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247881723777240364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-30610054097782563502015-02-26T17:27:16.942-08:002015-02-26T17:27:16.942-08:00sometimes I buy it for the cover, sometimes for th...sometimes I buy it for the cover, sometimes for the blurb on the back, but mostly because I know the author's work or it was recommended<br /><br />Denisedstoutholcombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09715837468307132294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-6636127034888414702015-02-26T15:14:52.201-08:002015-02-26T15:14:52.201-08:00Good to know, Arlene. To me category covers are li...Good to know, Arlene. To me category covers are like anything else. Some I like and some I don't. But they do seem similar sometimes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247881723777240364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-37328470182209778302015-02-26T15:13:09.898-08:002015-02-26T15:13:09.898-08:00Martha, I'm not big on cartoony covers, either...Martha, I'm not big on cartoony covers, either, but a lot of people must like them.<br /><br />Good to know it doesn't ruin the book if the cover doesn't match.:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247881723777240364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-81264467432773654312015-02-26T15:11:38.953-08:002015-02-26T15:11:38.953-08:00I agree with you, Erin. I do think it plays a part...I agree with you, Erin. I do think it plays a part in whether I pick it up. Or click on it.:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247881723777240364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-29364798812607507632015-02-26T14:30:40.069-08:002015-02-26T14:30:40.069-08:00Sometimes I'll be drawn to a book because of i...Sometimes I'll be drawn to a book because of its cover, but if the blurb doesn't draw me in, I'll pass. I enjoy romance but I have to say that I really don't care for the covers that category romane books use. I wish the publishers would change them, but what the heck do I know! That said, I've enjoyed many books with bad coversâș.Arlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692667134090120370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-34671244914738293882015-02-26T14:06:40.344-08:002015-02-26T14:06:40.344-08:00Well, not really, but it is the cover that catches...Well, not really, but it is the cover that catches the eye first!! if it has a "cartoony" cover on it, I probably won't pick it up, unless it is a favorite author. After looking at the cover then I read the back blurb to see more what the book is about. I don't like it when the covers don't match the characters description, but it doesn't ruin it for me.Martha Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042754635352542051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-64714245108938917452015-02-26T13:24:11.837-08:002015-02-26T13:24:11.837-08:00I've been known to buy a book due to an awesom...I've been known to buy a book due to an awesome cover :) luckily I've only been disappointed once or twice. lol... a lot of questions! Ummm... I don't' completely base my physical or ebook buying on the cover, but it can make a difference on whether or not I click on the blurb. Like anything in marketing, it's gotta stand out. And no... the cover has never ruined a story for erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10905574606129534214noreply@blogger.com