tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478941067348817827.post1502897982142783630..comments2024-03-28T14:45:19.843-05:00Comments on Stomping on Yeti: Additional Apologies to Daniel AbrahamUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478941067348817827.post-41273153373045241702009-08-22T03:42:11.559-05:002009-08-22T03:42:11.559-05:00Hi Stella, glad to see you are giving me a fair ch...Hi Stella, glad to see you are giving me a fair chance and sampling some of my other commentary. I have seen the "Liar" controversy and I think it's definitely an interesting one. I also would like to see more authorial input on what goes on the cover rather than what the publisher decides will sell. On the other hand, most marketing departments do know what they are doing and it's in the author's best interests to sell as many copies as they can. If an author is willing to sacrifice the experience of the sales teams in order to have a differet cover, that is something I can respect. <br /><br />As far as I am aware, that whole situation is full of productive dialogue and results. <br /><br />Personally, I am not a huge fan of characters on the covers because it takes some of the imagination out of the reading process, especially when they aren't who you see the character as.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03473405698318766392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478941067348817827.post-26793902353690132742009-08-21T22:44:54.262-05:002009-08-21T22:44:54.262-05:00You can certainly judge a publisher's marketin...You can certainly judge a publisher's marketing department by its covers, but Unfortunately, authors have very little control over their covers...<br /><br />Urban fantasy and YA are the most commonly abused genres for this-- especially since a lot of UF and YA authors actually have put some thought into their book's messages, for instance, it's incredibly discouraging to watch ones theme be ignored and undermined by some pinhead in the marketing department. <br /><br />here's an interesting case-- this author's book's message was completely subverted by the cover and librarians and readers managed to convince the publishers to change the cover; <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/aug/10/bloomsbury-book-cover-race-row" rel="nofollow">Liar, by Justine Larbalestier</a><br /><br />There's something of a new movement, readers with an arts background are "re-covering" books with bad covers to make them fit the contents-- a new sort of fannish activity.Stella Omegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13301654872790964794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478941067348817827.post-55350614309463660472009-07-18T01:28:10.009-05:002009-07-18T01:28:10.009-05:00Basically. But I still hate the covers and the loo...Basically. But I still hate the covers and the looks that comes from reading them out in public. I'd really like to see some more cover variety. <br /><br />I will however trust my instincts and read a book I'm interested in, no matter the cover.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05546050685623369173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478941067348817827.post-20072713233984902202009-07-17T20:12:37.176-05:002009-07-17T20:12:37.176-05:00Wow! The whole "never judge a book by its cov...Wow! The whole "never judge a book by its cover" thing huh? So do your perceptions change now, or do you just have an exception to the rule?jasonfivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15764046506416050887noreply@blogger.com