tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post8576754376227368391..comments2024-03-24T13:45:25.132-05:00Comments on Bookfoolery : Thinking Aloud: Comparing book covers and the stories they tellBookfoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-8227818394441530912014-11-21T10:49:05.960-06:002014-11-21T10:49:05.960-06:00Thanks for all the links, Bonnie! I enjoyed readin...Thanks for all the links, Bonnie! I enjoyed reading your thoughts. Yep, A Novel Idea does look very much like West End Lane Books. Love those cute little indie bookstores. Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-68937781081730230892014-11-21T10:47:57.595-06:002014-11-21T10:47:57.595-06:00Yep, same here. I've ordered books from the UK...Yep, same here. I've ordered books from the UK (can't remember the name of the site I use) because I didn't like the American covers. I keep the majority of my books so I figure it's worthwhile to seek out a cover I love.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-9718556914509107582014-11-21T10:44:47.843-06:002014-11-21T10:44:47.843-06:00Covers are almost stupidly important to me. I won&...Covers are almost stupidly important to me. I won't refuse to buy a book I'm dying to read if it has a lousy cover but I might order it from another country to get a cover I like better. The Martian is a terrific read. I'm glad you enjoyed it, too!Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-76001817215296670492014-11-21T10:42:31.636-06:002014-11-21T10:42:31.636-06:00Covers definitely go through distinct trends, at l...Covers definitely go through distinct trends, at least in the U.S. I personally think it's better to design based on the contents than the genre. It seems to work in the UK just fine. Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-28658765343083180012014-11-21T10:13:14.653-06:002014-11-21T10:13:14.653-06:00Book covers are huge for me. I will stop and pick ...Book covers are huge for me. I will stop and pick up a book (or read a blurb online) simply because I like the cover. I recently ordered a book from a UK bookseller (via amazon) because the US cover was so ugly I didn't want it on my shelves!OnDBookshelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11118403857218410959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-88142588729095695992014-11-21T08:40:10.070-06:002014-11-21T08:40:10.070-06:00I have never considered this before as I rarely ev...I have never considered this before as I rarely even look at a cover, but you make a great point here. On a side note, I do love the cover for The Martian (and the story too).Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917705393662132891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-90778640307827470002014-11-20T12:25:44.650-06:002014-11-20T12:25:44.650-06:00Very good points. I am so over the generic all-lo...Very good points. I am so over the generic all-look-the-same cover trends. Of every genre. Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02706544792110129160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-72363202301437412692014-11-20T01:21:37.314-06:002014-11-20T01:21:37.314-06:00I like that you say a cover "tells a story be...I like that you say a cover "tells a story before you've even opened the first page." Then you gave us so many excellent examples. Thank you. Just for you, I looked up the link to my January 2008 post comparing book covers:<br /><br /><a href="http://bonniesbooks.blogspot.com/2008/01/do-you-judge-books-by-their-covers.html" rel="nofollow">http://bonniesbooks.blogspot.com/2008/01/do-you-judge-books-by-their-covers.html</a><br /><br />Comments by my readers there are also pertinent. The post also links to a video about "The Five Rules of Good Book Cover Design." Then last year I wrote again about book covers as part of a Booking Through Thursday post:<br /><br /><a href="http://bonniesbooks.blogspot.com/2013/06/btt-36-choosing-books.html" rel="nofollow">http://bonniesbooks.blogspot.com/2013/06/btt-36-choosing-books.html</a><br /><br />Did you notice that "Goodnight June" includes the cover illustration from "Goodnight Moon"? Oh, yeah! And I wrote about it back in August:<br /><br /><a href="http://bonniesbooks.blogspot.com/2014/08/beginning-with-bookstore.html" rel="nofollow">http://bonniesbooks.blogspot.com/2014/08/beginning-with-bookstore.html</a><br /><br />I was about to end this comment when I happened across another post about book covers, also for BTT. This one shows several covers and why I like them, including links to posts about them.<br /><br /><a href="http://bonniesbooks.blogspot.com/2011/04/btt-3-cover.html" rel="nofollow">http://bonniesbooks.blogspot.com/2011/04/btt-3-cover.html</a><br /><br />I also remembered complaining about book covers showing women whose heads were cropped:<br /><br /><a href="http://bonniesbooks.blogspot.com/2012/04/btt-21-pet-peeves.html" rel="nofollow">http://bonniesbooks.blogspot.com/2012/04/btt-21-pet-peeves.html</a><br /><br />And finally, my last link. I like the little bookstore you found: West End Lane Books. It's a lot like A Novel Idea, the independent bookstore where I worked. Take a look at it, here:<br /><br /><a href="http://bonniesbooks.blogspot.com/2012/05/so-how-do-you-like-your-books.html" rel="nofollow">http://bonniesbooks.blogspot.com/2012/05/so-how-do-you-like-your-books.html</a>Bonnie Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07813549471704485150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-4433940893514754702014-11-19T21:07:34.760-06:002014-11-19T21:07:34.760-06:00Yep, another jaunt across the pond. I wish! I'...Yep, another jaunt across the pond. I wish! I'd love to live in London. I'd get in shape, that's for certain. So much walking! Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-59480425400028553102014-11-19T20:31:03.931-06:002014-11-19T20:31:03.931-06:00Another visit to London?! Maybe it's time to m...Another visit to London?! Maybe it's time to move? :)Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.com