tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post2694575389532729377..comments2024-03-19T04:29:22.252-04:00Comments on a lovely shore breeze....: Musing Monday...You Can Judge a Book By It's Cover!caitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-89921861663023980272011-10-30T04:27:41.550-04:002011-10-30T04:27:41.550-04:00I do like books with beautiful covers. If they don...I do like books with beautiful covers. If they don't, I will still read them and they usually are great books. :)Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623394887320093229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-40793183388880922492011-10-18T11:00:28.763-04:002011-10-18T11:00:28.763-04:00I think savvy readers just have an inherent bias -...I think savvy readers just have an inherent bias - if we see a poor cover, we think that the publisher didn't think much of the story to make a significant investment in it, so it can't be that good.<br /><br />Hopefully, the importance of a cover's smoke and mirrors effect when it comes to the value of a book will take on less significance with the advent of eBooks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11439831197042202751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-9125684018485463262011-10-17T21:17:47.074-04:002011-10-17T21:17:47.074-04:00I don't really care about the cover as sometim...I don't really care about the cover as sometimes I will read books with bad covers just because...LOLYvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13261873308731564886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-19091199665968480892011-10-17T20:48:01.622-04:002011-10-17T20:48:01.622-04:00a slam! me? I am shocked!! ;-Qa slam! me? I am shocked!! ;-Qcaitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-79955870184712764062011-10-17T20:36:30.048-04:002011-10-17T20:36:30.048-04:00I thought the same thing when I read that review o...I thought the same thing when I read that review on Pudgy Penguin's Perusals. I would have never expected the story she described based on that cover.<br /><br />And I love how you managed to get a slam on e-books in there. You're very tricky!Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-64896170767339952182011-10-17T16:19:44.493-04:002011-10-17T16:19:44.493-04:00I really love the cover of "The Taste of Salt...I really love the cover of "The Taste of Salt". It's beautiful!!Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16974471357928655315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-16070952008420423392011-10-17T13:48:05.095-04:002011-10-17T13:48:05.095-04:00Glad I tempted you! I am equally shallow. I have b...Glad I tempted you! I am equally shallow. I have been known to buy books solely based on the cover. Sometimes it's good thing, sometimes, well, not so good.Beth Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627666337961326265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-60124479046091047142011-10-17T13:43:40.216-04:002011-10-17T13:43:40.216-04:00I'm certainly guilty of judging a book by it&#...I'm certainly guilty of judging a book by it's cover.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-65753753067493380812011-10-17T12:31:06.206-04:002011-10-17T12:31:06.206-04:00sure, with an e-book, you can go your "librar...sure, with an e-book, you can go your "library" and look at the cover, and "if" you have a color Nook, it actulaly look like a real cover...but honestly, how often do you when you pick the book up?caitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-62237844886659352492011-10-17T11:01:27.495-04:002011-10-17T11:01:27.495-04:00I was going to do another rant about The Woman Who...I was going to do another rant about The Woman Who Heard Color but you beat me to it. Thanks for the mention. Anna at Diary of an Eccentric said her hubby asked her why she was reading erotica when he saw the cover. That is what it looks like. <br /><br />Despite my mother's admonishment to never judge a book by it's cover, I'm just saying I do. Can't seem to help it but I do.Kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10282803815704229945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-30233731308998776092011-10-17T09:18:39.778-04:002011-10-17T09:18:39.778-04:00I too am shallow .. and about a lot more than a bo...I too am shallow .. and about a lot more than a book cover .. I admit I gave into using my iPad with a Nook app because in addition to being shallow I have arthritis in my neck and schlepping hard cover books was killing me .. would I give up having a book with me all the time in favor of a less achy neck? No. So I now carry an extensive selection of books with me .. on my iPad... oh and you can still go back to the 'library' while reading an ebook to look at the cover as often as you like!Darylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241795455748298624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-70489030102059213742011-10-17T09:13:16.574-04:002011-10-17T09:13:16.574-04:00I'm totally turn on or turned off by covers. I...I'm totally turn on or turned off by covers. It seems weird to judge a book by its cover, but I often do. I love eBooks but the downside (at least with Kindle) b/w cover art:((Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-34684522309114984722011-10-17T07:07:05.556-04:002011-10-17T07:07:05.556-04:00I am a total cover junkie and absolutely love some...I am a total cover junkie and absolutely love some book covers. I agree that there is something lost in the e-book realm in that regard. I love my Kindle, but boy, do I love a vivid cover. Nice discussion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-67978566103674552922011-10-17T07:03:56.302-04:002011-10-17T07:03:56.302-04:00Yes, I agree. That's what publishers are looki...Yes, I agree. That's what publishers are looking for and to be honest, that's why I don't like ebooks. I like to pick up the book and look at its cover, especially if it looks good. <br />Thank you for stopping by :)Vicky @ A Backpack Full of Adventureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636399371238254909noreply@blogger.com