Comments on: Reader’s Corner: Covers http://avidbookreader.com/2009/07/31/readers-corner-covers/ A reader review blog { of genre fiction } Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:26:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Avid Reader http://avidbookreader.com/2009/07/31/readers-corner-covers/#comment-55327 Avid Reader Sun, 02 Aug 2009 17:04:45 +0000 http://avidbookreader.com/?p=4944#comment-55327 <blockquote cite="comment-55325"> <strong><a href="#comment-55325" rel="nofollow">CindyS</a></strong>: Not hav­ing read the book though maybe the cover is meant to be a part of the story. The title is ‘Liar’ so maybe every­thing about the book is a lie. I’m think­ing the pub­lisher should run with that. </blockquote> I thought the same, that the publisher was running more with the title versus the cover because the cover is obviously a lie. @Sarah - interesting discussion with someone about this who doesn't see this as false advertising at all. More or less, this person said that essentially, "a cover is a cover" and that covers are created to help push a product in this case a book, content is not as important. There was more to the discussion but it did make me think and I love hearing other perspectives.

CindyS: Not hav­ing read the book though maybe the cover is meant to be a part of the story. The title is ‘Liar’ so maybe every­thing about the book is a lie. I’m think­ing the pub­lisher should run with that.

I thought the same, that the publisher was running more with the title versus the cover because the cover is obviously a lie.

@Sarah — interesting discussion with someone about this who doesn’t see this as false advertising at all. More or less, this person said that essentially, “a cover is a cover” and that covers are created to help push a product in this case a book, content is not as important. There was more to the discussion but it did make me think and I love hearing other perspectives.

]]> By: SarahT http://avidbookreader.com/2009/07/31/readers-corner-covers/#comment-55326 SarahT Sun, 02 Aug 2009 16:53:33 +0000 http://avidbookreader.com/?p=4944#comment-55326 It irritates me when book covers are misleading. If the lead character is black, then put a black girl on the cover. If they feel a black character on the cover is bad for sales, then don't use a person on the cover at all. I don't think this strategy is right, by the way, but it's better than using a white model who is supposed to represent a black heroine. I'm amazed there's no law against this sort of thing as it's clearly discrimination, not to mention false advertising. It irritates me when book covers are misleading. If the lead character is black, then put a black girl on the cover. If they feel a black character on the cover is bad for sales, then don’t use a person on the cover at all. I don’t think this strategy is right, by the way, but it’s better than using a white model who is supposed to represent a black heroine. I’m amazed there’s no law against this sort of thing as it’s clearly discrimination, not to mention false advertising.

]]> By: CindyS http://avidbookreader.com/2009/07/31/readers-corner-covers/#comment-55325 CindyS Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:25:22 +0000 http://avidbookreader.com/?p=4944#comment-55325 I'm with you on this. I learned long ago not to expect covers of 'romance' novels to be all that is truth and honesty. I remember years ago flipping back and forth between a scene describing the hero and the cover. I don't like mustaches and there was no mustache on the cover model so why is there one of the hero? I was young. It's funny that I expect other genres to have covers that don't false advertise. I guess because it's a girl's face you expect the cover to relate specifically to the heroine of the story. Not having read the book though maybe the cover is meant to be a part of the story. The title is 'Liar' so maybe everything about the book is a lie. I'm thinking the publisher should run with that. CindyS I’m with you on this. I learned long ago not to expect covers of ‘romance’ novels to be all that is truth and honesty. I remember years ago flipping back and forth between a scene describing the hero and the cover. I don’t like mustaches and there was no mustache on the cover model so why is there one of the hero? I was young.

It’s funny that I expect other genres to have covers that don’t false advertise. I guess because it’s a girl’s face you expect the cover to relate specifically to the heroine of the story.

Not having read the book though maybe the cover is meant to be a part of the story. The title is ‘Liar’ so maybe everything about the book is a lie. I’m thinking the publisher should run with that.

CindyS

]]> By: Beth Gray http://avidbookreader.com/2009/07/31/readers-corner-covers/#comment-55322 Beth Gray Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:31:53 +0000 http://avidbookreader.com/?p=4944#comment-55322 I think of the cover as the bait. The hook is inside and waiting to grab the reader. If no hook, then the bait can be spit out. I like the cover of the first in my Stacy McCray Series. I hope the hook inside will be a good match. Thanks for this post, I enjoyed it. Beth Gray www.bethgray.us I think of the cover as the bait. The hook is inside and waiting to grab the reader. If no hook, then the bait can be spit out. I like the cover of the first in my Stacy McCray Series. I hope the hook inside will be a good match.
Thanks for this post, I enjoyed it.
Beth Gray
http://www.bethgray.us

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