tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054085285665003329.post8919802072746273685..comments2023-07-05T03:34:41.494-07:00Comments on edge of seventeen: Cover ConsiderationsWords Worth Blogs!http://www.blogger.com/profile/13203541992033159617noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054085285665003329.post-38840182658354214922009-08-22T09:12:11.216-07:002009-08-22T09:12:11.216-07:00Linda Ellen: Totally! I sent off an e-mail already...Linda Ellen: Totally! I sent off an e-mail already. Check back in a few days!Mandynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054085285665003329.post-16676941869733955922009-08-22T09:09:29.181-07:002009-08-22T09:09:29.181-07:00Wow, that would be so cool! I'd love to hear w...Wow, that would be so cool! I'd love to hear what Shannon Hale herself thinks of all this. If the author gets back to you, please share with us! =)Linda Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00490066224549013821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054085285665003329.post-36730974106500644882009-08-22T07:00:40.010-07:002009-08-22T07:00:40.010-07:00Your comments are awesome. Really really. Thank yo...Your comments are awesome. Really really. Thank you for the visit! <br /><br />Book covers are a spot of delight and sometimes contention with me, working in the book SELLING business vs. a library. I get why they publish HC vs. PB versions, to "sell" a new product than last season. But then I see things like Shannon Hale's paperback covers dealt with in a mediocre way (for such a goddess!), and it makes me a little sad. <br />Hmmm, I have Shannon Hale's e-mail address here...*there will be a possible addendum to this post, dedicated to you guys for your wonderful comments*Mandyhttp://eoseventeen.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054085285665003329.post-8646121252576156902009-08-21T21:18:28.818-07:002009-08-21T21:18:28.818-07:00I like the hardcover version of Book of a Thousand...I like the hardcover version of Book of a Thousand Days, but I'm not liking the softcover version as much. That's just me though. I personally don't like it when the cover changes from hardcover to paperback, but I'm more understanding of cover differences from country to country, publisher to publisher. I don't know, but often times, it doesn't really feel like you're holding the same book when the cover are different. Again, that's just me. Other readers may hold a different opinion. <br /><br />I've also heard that covers with girl portraits on them appear to sell more. Is that even true? Is this down to a science? Can we see the numbers? I have yet to find out. <br /><br />This is a great post. =)<br /><br />Oh, and the pink cover of Princess Academy scares me too. I would have to read this someday.<br /><br />By the way, I have an award for you. =)<br /><br />http://bambireads.blogspot.com/2009/08/zombie-chicken-award.htmlLinda Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00490066224549013821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054085285665003329.post-42147770121950716672009-08-21T17:36:08.186-07:002009-08-21T17:36:08.186-07:00I love Princess Academy too, and have a soft spot ...I love Princess Academy too, and have a soft spot for the first cover--it is distinctive, and all the others blur in my mind with other books.<br /><br />I'd never made the Madeline connection though!Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054085285665003329.post-71104855912065321552009-08-21T09:25:48.186-07:002009-08-21T09:25:48.186-07:00This looks like a good book.This looks like a good book.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15192958450776985293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054085285665003329.post-30437179779088745692009-08-21T06:42:39.829-07:002009-08-21T06:42:39.829-07:00I haven't read this yet, but the cover that I ...I haven't read this yet, but the cover that I would most likely pick up is the one with the girls and the mountain. The others are far too generic. <br /><br />However, I do know from cover meetings here at the office that people do tend to pick up covers that have a human face on them. Must be inherent curiosity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054085285665003329.post-36119024277606224422009-08-21T06:23:04.368-07:002009-08-21T06:23:04.368-07:00I know what you mean.
It's amazing how covers...I know what you mean.<br /><br />It's amazing how covers move us.<br /><br />For example:<br />The soft cover to oh.my.gods. is adorable. When my hardback copy arrived from the library I was disappointed. <br /><br />Maybe they figure they're dealing with a different demographic in who purchases what kind of bindings.Tales of Whimsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938494589922620170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054085285665003329.post-15609719689312933142009-08-20T22:46:17.958-07:002009-08-20T22:46:17.958-07:00LOVE this book! And I have to agree with you - I ...LOVE this book! And I have to agree with you - I like the first cover. More than 'like,' I suppose - the others don't do it for me at all. Nice post!Ceceliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02249223364936344560noreply@blogger.com