tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358112667918245982.post8582892283498831446..comments2023-06-24T10:39:26.384-04:00Comments on GReeps Through the Shelves: Don't judge a book by its cover, or do you?Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01832951560443028694noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358112667918245982.post-52594870616301034602012-12-14T07:35:28.590-05:002012-12-14T07:35:28.590-05:00I admit, I do love a pretty cover! And yes, someti...I admit, I do love a pretty cover! And yes, sometimes I will buy a book based solely on the cover. But if a book sounds good or has been recommended to me I will get it whether or not it has a good cover. I hate to think what books I would miss out on if a pretty cover was a requirement for purchase!!<br /><br />Ren, I like both Darkness & Light covers but I am partial to the new one ;)LRAtRandomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10844413920128034932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358112667918245982.post-18814340925465962782012-12-12T19:15:22.719-05:002012-12-12T19:15:22.719-05:00Hmmm, made me think. I guess I judge books more b...Hmmm, made me think. I guess I judge books more by reviews than covers. It's sort of two different things to me--artist or writer. I've never kept track of my hits and misses. I'm going to have to pay more attention.... JudithJudithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10180078337429104142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358112667918245982.post-86975841526909702562012-12-12T13:44:17.114-05:002012-12-12T13:44:17.114-05:00I'm somewhere between you and Kate, the cover ...I'm somewhere between you and Kate, the cover of a book makes me pick it up to read the blurb. But its the blurb on the back that makes me decide whether or not I want to read it. Britthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15416607384618164630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358112667918245982.post-86757067020108204502012-12-12T11:19:05.000-05:002012-12-12T11:19:05.000-05:00Kate, I think that maybe what turned me off from t...Kate, I think that maybe what turned me off from traditional fantasy at first. Nine times out of ten, thei covers are cheesed.Sonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355310500145264215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358112667918245982.post-47203609161411661362012-12-12T10:30:21.091-05:002012-12-12T10:30:21.091-05:00I still haven't gotten used to people's ob...I still haven't gotten used to people's obsession with covers! I think I spent too long reading traditional fantasy (which, as a rule, has terrible covers), and I learned to ignore the outside of the book. Plus, now I read a lot of books on my Kindle, so the cover doesn't matter at all. Of course, I prefer it when my covers aren't awful, but I think that has little to no impact on my decision to read a book.<br /><br />Of course, that's just for general attractiveness of the cover. Sometimes covers indicate something about the book, and <i>that</i> affects whether or not I will read it. For example, if the cover has two teens almost kissing, I will probably not read that book because I don't really like YA romance. But I don't think that's really what you're talking about ;)Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01832951560443028694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358112667918245982.post-37500714075572051562012-12-12T09:46:10.355-05:002012-12-12T09:46:10.355-05:00Sometimes I do this TOO! I mean, if someone (like ...Sometimes I do this TOO! I mean, if someone (like you guys) is raving about it and the cover is terrible, then I will read it eventually. But when picking out my next book, I do go for the prettier cover!Sonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355310500145264215noreply@blogger.com