tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794927480752850942.post5602411837005540952..comments2024-03-25T14:36:16.797-04:00Comments on The Crime Writers' Chronicle: The CoversUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794927480752850942.post-34437257746956569612011-04-19T06:48:04.211-04:002011-04-19T06:48:04.211-04:00Robin, I agree. My experience is the same if I am...Robin, I agree. My experience is the same if I am in a bookstore. BUT. I do sometimes buy books on line (mostly out-of-print ones from Alibris--but sometimes new books, too) and there I find the cover art makes less of a difference. Usually in that case, I already think I want the book, because I have read the author before or heard about it from a friend whose taste I trust (usually that's Knightly), and in those cases the cover art doesn't count for much in the purchase decision. But I do respond to the book's physical aspects once I have it in hand.Annamaria Alfierihttp://www.annamariaalfieri.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794927480752850942.post-60151097932643498472011-04-18T16:07:48.377-04:002011-04-18T16:07:48.377-04:00Pat-- I do think covers make a difference. To me, ...Pat-- I do think covers make a difference. To me, anyway. A cover can turn me off or draw me in, depending on its quality. A book is a tangible, tactile object consisting of many parts. The size, shape,feel, cover, typeface, blurbs, all contribute to making me either lunge for it, or ignore it. The e-book is a different animal. With it, our choices will be made on content alone.<br />Robin HathawayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com