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Buy the Cover? (7/15)

Violanthe — Thu Jul 15, 2010 12:55 pm

Author: Violanthe

Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 12:55 pm

Look at the following cover. Imagine that you have only the cover and the information it provides (including images, title and author name) to decide whether to buy this (or any) book.

Would you buy this book having looked only at its cover? If so, what on this cover sold you? If not, what on this cover turned you off?

If you have, in fact, bought and/or read this book, tell us how well our verdicts guided us. Did the cover lead us rightly into great fiction? Or did the cover wrongly steer us toward a bad story or away from a great one?

So, would you buy this book by its cover?

Regular posters are invited to join our "official" Buy the Cover game:
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Favorite Setting

SKS — Wed Jul 07, 2010 3:09 pm

Author: SKS

Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 3:09 pm

Do you prefer stories that take place... in a city? In a rural area? On a beach? In a small town? In a foreign country? etc. etc?

Buy the Cover? (7/6)

Violanthe — Tue Jul 06, 2010 4:01 pm

Author: Violanthe

Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 4:01 pm

Look at the following cover. Imagine that you have only the cover and the information it provides (including images, title and author name) to decide whether to buy this (or any) book.

Would you buy this book having looked only at its cover? If so, what on this cover sold you? If not, what on this cover turned you off?

If you have, in fact, bought and/or read this book, tell us how well our verdicts guided us. Did the cover lead us rightly into great fiction? Or did the cover wrongly steer us toward a bad story or away from a great one?

So, would you buy this book by its cover?

Regular posters are invited to join our "official" Buy the Cover game:
https://www.arwz.com/arwz/viewtopic.php?t=422

The Price you Pay

Violanthe — Wed Jun 23, 2010 4:20 pm

Author: Violanthe

Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 4:20 pm

How much is too much for a book or DVD? How much will you pay for your favorite author or show?

Buy the Cover? (6/23)

Violanthe — Wed Jun 23, 2010 4:17 pm

Author: Violanthe

Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 4:17 pm

Look at the following cover. Imagine that you have only the cover and the information it provides (including images, title and author name) to decide whether to buy this (or any) book.

Would you buy this book having looked only at its cover? If so, what on this cover sold you? If not, what on this cover turned you off?

If you have, in fact, bought and/or read this book, tell us how well our verdicts guided us. Did the cover lead us rightly into great fiction? Or did the cover wrongly steer us toward a bad story or away from a great one?

So, would you buy this book by its cover?

Regular posters are invited to join our "official" Buy the Cover game:
https://www.arwz.com/arwz/viewtopic.php?t=422

Do you go to your library?

SKS — Tue Jun 22, 2010 4:26 pm

Author: SKS

Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 4:26 pm

Do you use your local library? How often?

Buy the Cover? (6/22)

Violanthe — Tue Jun 22, 2010 4:23 pm

Author: Violanthe

Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 4:23 pm

Look at the following cover. Imagine that you have only the cover and the information it provides (including images, title and author name) to decide whether to buy this (or any) book.

Would you buy this book having looked only at its cover? If so, what on this cover sold you? If not, what on this cover turned you off?

If you have, in fact, bought and/or read this book, tell us how well our verdicts guided us. Did the cover lead us rightly into great fiction? Or did the cover wrongly steer us toward a bad story or away from a great one?

So, would you buy this book by its cover?

Regular posters are invited to join our "official" Buy the Cover game:
https://www.arwz.com/arwz/viewtopic.php?t=422

Didn't sit well

Violanthe — Thu Jun 17, 2010 3:29 pm

Author: Violanthe

Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 3:29 pm

Have you read or watched anything lately that just didn't sit well with you? Something that bothered you or kept you thinking?

Buy the Cover? (6/17)

Violanthe — Thu Jun 17, 2010 3:26 pm

Author: Violanthe

Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 3:26 pm

Look at the following cover. Imagine that you have only the cover and the information it provides (including images, title and author name) to decide whether to buy this (or any) book.

Would you buy this book having looked only at its cover? If so, what on this cover sold you? If not, what on this cover turned you off?

If you have, in fact, bought and/or read this book, tell us how well our verdicts guided us. Did the cover lead us rightly into great fiction? Or did the cover wrongly steer us toward a bad story or away from a great one?

So, would you buy this book by its cover?

Regular posters are invited to join our "official" Buy the Cover game:
https://www.arwz.com/arwz/viewtopic.php?t=422

Covers you Remember

Violanthe — Mon Jun 14, 2010 12:59 pm

Author: Violanthe

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 12:59 pm

What book covers stick out in your mind? Do you have a favorite book from the past whose cover you found particularly striking? Do you remember first seeing the cover of a now-favorite book as you first glimpsed it in the library or bookstore? What cover art has passed the test of time in your imagination?

Buy the Cover? (6/14)

Violanthe — Mon Jun 14, 2010 12:57 pm

Author: Violanthe

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 12:57 pm

Look at the following cover. Imagine that you have only the cover and the information it provides (including images, title and author name) to decide whether to buy this (or any) book.

Would you buy this book having looked only at its cover? If so, what on this cover sold you? If not, what on this cover turned you off?

If you have, in fact, bought and/or read this book, tell us how well our verdicts guided us. Did the cover lead us rightly into great fiction? Or did the cover wrongly steer us toward a bad story or away from a great one?

So, would you buy this book by its cover?

Regular posters are invited to join our "official" Buy the Cover game:
https://www.arwz.com/arwz/viewtopic.php?t=422

Author Nationality

Violanthe — Mon Jun 14, 2010 12:55 pm

Author: Violanthe

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 12:55 pm

Well, of course we are all bound to read more of authors who speak our own languages. It's harder to come across others who write in different languages simply because the middle man of translator is necessary. A book has to prove that it's popular enough to be worth the effort and expense of translation.

Politics in fiction

Violanthe — Wed May 12, 2010 12:50 pm

Author: Violanthe

Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 12:50 pm

Do you like fiction with a political message, either blatant or underlying?

Multi-viewpoint stories

Violanthe — Wed May 12, 2010 12:48 pm

Author: Violanthe

Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 12:48 pm

I don't know if they're rare, because I see them a lot, especially in fantasy, but maybe done well they are rare. I don't know that first person is that common either, but rather third person limited. I've gotten some flak from agents for writing first person narration.

Buy the Cover? (5/10)

Violanthe — Mon May 10, 2010 1:02 pm

Author: Violanthe

Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 1:02 pm

Look at the following cover. Imagine that you have only the cover and the information it provides (including images, title and author name) to decide whether to buy this (or any) book.

Would you buy this book having looked only at its cover? If so, what on this cover sold you? If not, what on this cover turned you off?

If you have, in fact, bought and/or read this book, tell us how well our verdicts guided us. Did the cover lead us rightly into great fiction? Or did the cover wrongly steer us toward a bad story or away from a great one?

So, would you buy this book by its cover?

Regular posters are invited to join our "official" Buy the Cover game:
https://www.arwz.com/arwz/viewtopic.php?t=422