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Monday, November 07, 2005

Book Covers

Earlier this year, I began sprucing up this place with more images. I also noticed numerous articles about the impact of book cover graphics. Some pundits claimed that alone accounts for a large percentage of sales (others credit titles). This seemed like so much cyber-hyper until I unwrapped A Son Called Gabriel and beheld the full-size dust cover in person. It stirred up a covey of questions I just had to find answered by opening the book and reading. The Bright Forever had the same effect, and now the Writer's Digest has sent me Maybe a Miracle to review for their new online book discussion group (more on this in a later post). I had the same reaction to this book's cover art. See all three below. I'll admit the graphics lose their impact when reduced to a size that will fit on this web page, but I defy any of you to deny there's at least one book you bought just because you liked the cover.


Some places to read about book cover art include:
Bookgraphics
Dunn + Associates
Para Publishing []

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2 Comments:

Blogger Ballpoint Wren said...

I do admit to choosing books for their covers sometimes, usually when I don't know what I'm in the mood to read.

I don't judge them that way, though!

8:39 PM  
Blogger Georganna Hancock said...

Hmmm, judge a book by its cover? What a novel concept! Shall we have a contest? And the prize is a genuine beautiful bouncing book cover. Oh, well, all right, I'll throw in the book, too.

8:29 AM  

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