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Author Resource Round Table > Do people judge an ebook by its cover? (An experiment)

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message 51: by Steelwhisper (new)

Steelwhisper | 118 comments ;) thanks for clarifying!


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Liza O'Connor (goodreadscomliza_oconnor) | 33 comments Richard wrote: "Liza -- I assume you're speaking of the cover for Saving Casey?
Your current cover doesn't seem to be a romance targeted cover to me, but it seems decidedly urban thriller -- which is mostly read b..."


I was, and the cover is evidently doing a good job. The guy in the back is her security specialist, hired to keep her safe.


message 53: by Remittance (last edited Oct 06, 2012 09:28AM) (new)

Remittance Girl (remittance_girl) | 1 comments I spent quite a bit of time blogging about covers and why they work, or don't.

http://remittancegirl.com/blogpost/co...

I also made an extensive review of Romance covers and their various visual tropes.

http://remittancegirl.com/blogpost/a-...

Finally, with the permission of T.R. Verten, I chronicled a cooperative way to work with an author to produce something both eye-catching and something the author could feel comfortable promoting.
http://remittancegirl.com/blogpost/co...


message 54: by Richard (new)

Richard Sutton (richardsutton) | 198 comments Very cool and unexpected, too. I got that kind of vibe from the guy in the shadows, but didn't think security -- Good, evocative cover.


message 55: by Steelwhisper (new)

Steelwhisper | 118 comments Remittance wrote: "I spent quite a bit of time blogging about covers and why they work, or don't.

http://remittancegirl.com/blogpost/co...

I also made an extensive revie..."


Lovely alternatives and absolutely what I am saying! Thank you for sharing this!


message 56: by Paul (new)

Paul (paullev) | 52 comments Here's a good blog about this very topic http://karensdifferentcorners.wordpre...


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