tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post1274398164296764282..comments2024-03-18T04:40:38.214-05:00Comments on Murderous Musings: Reviews, Blurbs and...Covers?Chester Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155257451021065218noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-5817777242237494022011-06-06T09:07:46.334-05:002011-06-06T09:07:46.334-05:00Had this discussion on another blog recently, You ...Had this discussion on another blog recently, You can't judge a book by it's cover, but you can catch the readers eye. It's the first thing they see, and if it is interesting, they may read the first chapter. A well done cover, that visually synopsizes the content makes me think that perhaps the author paid as much attention to detail that the book might be worth reading. Barry Eisler had a good article on MJ Rose blog here: http://mjroseblog.typepad.com/buzz_balls_hype/2005/08/4_from_guest_bl.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07343193422030740142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-82881717269851063812011-06-06T05:53:42.536-05:002011-06-06T05:53:42.536-05:00Will check out your post, Leighton. Great minds th...Will check out your post, Leighton. Great minds think alike, right? (Smile.)Susan Santangelohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03493827781793303496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-46229522813569242762011-06-05T23:22:47.604-05:002011-06-05T23:22:47.604-05:00It seems, Susan, that we both elected to hit on th...It seems, Susan, that we both elected to hit on the subject of covers on the very same day.<br />Check out the post, folks, on <br />Murder is Everywhere where cover designer Peter Ratcliffe discusses how print covers differ from ebook covers -- and what authors should be looking for when they commission one:<br /><a href="http://murderiseverywhere.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Murder Is Everywhere</a>Leighton Gagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09788807904434180290noreply@blogger.com