Do readers judge a book by its cover? - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T11:26:53Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/do-readers-judge-a-book-by-its-cover?xg_raw_resources=1&id=537324%3ATopic%3A348424&feed=yes&xn_auth=noBeautifully done, great fonts.tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-07-13:537324:Comment:3491652012-07-13T02:54:56.363ZRaymond Embrackhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/RaymondEmbrack
<p>Beautifully done, great fonts.</p>
<p>Beautifully done, great fonts.</p> Very strong cover but it look…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-07-13:537324:Comment:3491622012-07-13T02:53:31.111ZRaymond Embrackhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/RaymondEmbrack
<p>Very strong cover but it looks taken from an Eastwood picture "The Gauntlet." But it also makes you want to see how this one goes.</p>
<p>Very strong cover but it looks taken from an Eastwood picture "The Gauntlet." But it also makes you want to see how this one goes.</p> I think I see a UFO in the cl…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-07-12:537324:Comment:3492532012-07-12T16:31:53.439ZJack Getzehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JGetze
<p>I think I see a UFO in the clouds.</p>
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<p>I think I see a UFO in the clouds.</p>
<p></p> Yeah, maybe use the current v…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-07-12:537324:Comment:3489852012-07-12T14:06:04.570ZDana Kinghttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DanaKing
<p>Yeah, maybe use the current version with a UFO included that is not obvious to anyone who isn't in on the joke, though it's right there in plain sight.</p>
<p>Yeah, maybe use the current version with a UFO included that is not obvious to anyone who isn't in on the joke, though it's right there in plain sight.</p> Maybe I'm wrong about the scr…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-07-12:537324:Comment:3490782012-07-12T13:21:49.041ZJack Getzehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JGetze
<p>Maybe I'm wrong about the screwball mystery. You could be a "literary mystery" with only elements of humor. </p>
<p>Maybe I'm wrong about the screwball mystery. You could be a "literary mystery" with only elements of humor. </p> Yeah, but now I want UFOs...tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-07-10:537324:Comment:3488212012-07-10T23:20:53.587ZJon Loomishttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JonLoomis
<p>Yeah, but now I want UFOs...</p>
<p>Yeah, but now I want UFOs...</p> Jack--so far, no. I don't th…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-07-10:537324:Comment:3489632012-07-10T23:20:18.527ZJon Loomishttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JonLoomis
<p>Jack--so far, no. I don't think they see them as comedies in quite the same way I do, though--but maybe I can help them evolve in that regard. Not sure what you'd throw in here that hinted at humor, though--there's a UFO subplot in this one, so that might work. Huh. </p>
<p>Jack--so far, no. I don't think they see them as comedies in quite the same way I do, though--but maybe I can help them evolve in that regard. Not sure what you'd throw in here that hinted at humor, though--there's a UFO subplot in this one, so that might work. Huh. </p> I really like the lurid sky -…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-07-08:537324:Comment:3489042012-07-08T17:14:37.966ZGrant McKenziehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/GrantMcKenzie
<p>I really like the lurid sky - definitely says fire.</p>
<p>I really like the lurid sky - definitely says fire.</p> Stacy, I agree that this 75%…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-07-08:537324:Comment:3486152012-07-08T17:13:15.764ZAnn Littlewoodhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/AnnLittlewood
<p>Stacy, I agree that this 75% figure is highly dubious. If publishers had that kind of data, we would all know the names of the best graphic artists and they would be rich. I would love to see the references to support this.</p>
<p>I have seen very little serious research on why people buy the books they buy. Our personal views are of no use in this matter--to sell books, we need to know what will appeal to a wide audience.</p>
<p>To carry this a little farther, authors are finally in a…</p>
<p>Stacy, I agree that this 75% figure is highly dubious. If publishers had that kind of data, we would all know the names of the best graphic artists and they would be rich. I would love to see the references to support this.</p>
<p>I have seen very little serious research on why people buy the books they buy. Our personal views are of no use in this matter--to sell books, we need to know what will appeal to a wide audience.</p>
<p>To carry this a little farther, authors are finally in a position to connect promotional activity and perhaps even cover design to sales by using the information in Amazons Author Central. Not perfect, but better than an annual royalty statement. Where are the marketing students writing their research papers??</p> Jon -- Did you or anyone disc…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-07-08:537324:Comment:3487902012-07-08T11:06:22.645ZJack Getzehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JGetze
<p>Jon -- Did you or anyone discuss or ask about a comic element being missing?</p>
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<p>Jon -- Did you or anyone discuss or ask about a comic element being missing?</p>
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