W.O.L.F. discussion

Do you think that the cover is important to you when reading a book or is it the content in the writing? I always love book covers because it persuades me to read the book and find the meaning of it. I also like the quote/saying, "Do not judge a book by it's cover." You should totally read the book first before you judge how the outside looks, what's on the inside matters most. What do you believe?

Don't judge a book by the cover! But I do usually judge by the summary on the back of the book.

Do you like any covers that you think look cool? I think that movie covers on books look really cool and more realistic.

I don't judge books by their cover either!

I think the cover gives a true meaning to the story
it clues you in on the story

I agree don't judge the book by the cover!

I try my best not to judge books by their covers, but I honestly I think that no matter what there will always be that little part of us that will. After all, the cover is the first part we see of a book and like Oceangirlie said, it persuaded a whether or not to read it. That's the point of the cover art. If I didn't always judge a book by its cover then I'd be reading every book on the shelves!

I definitely judge a book by its cover, if it's incredibly bad. However, that does not stop me from reading it. I've read plenty of great books with poor covers.

I agree!

First impressions are often hard to ignore, and like Alice said, the cover generally is the first impression we have with a book. So yeah, I've been guilty of making premature judgements based on a book's cover, but it usually doesn't stop me from reading it if the book's description proves to be an intriguing one. The cover is usually what causes me to pick a book up off the shelf at a book store, but it's always the description that decides whether I'm taking it home or not.

True!

Yeah I agree!

I have a habit of looking at the cover, than reading the summaries on the back, and lastly if I still not sure I read the first page.

I sometimes do the same, looking at the cover, it is what draws me closing to reading the book!

I don't usually judge the book by the cover, but I definitely judge it by the title. That's what makes me pick up a book in a bookstore is a good title. That's why I'm stressing so much over my book's title!

Oh the title, why didn't I think of that!

absolutely!

Cover art - about 20% of my decision is made right there. However, before I even pick up a book, I look at the size of the tome. When I take a chance on a new author, I am usually looking for something that will keep me busy for a while. Long books usually are best for filling that bill. Then, the content - blurb (description) and cover split the rest of the decision.

Okay, I see where you are coming from!

The cover is a very big part of the book. If it is a horrible cover i wouldn't pick it up. Usually it is the cover that makes me pick up a book.

As an avid reader with a horrendous reading speed (Dark Tower series down the hatch in about a week, and Robert Jordan's Wheel of time 1 - 10 in about 2.5 week's uninterrupted time), when I go after a reading binge, I want something that's not going to vanish in a few hours. Right now, because of classes and writing, my reading (for fun) time is zip. And what I AM reading, I wouldn't recommend to anyone not in the same type of classes. (Though, at least the authors for text books are realizing if the book isn't sand dry it's easier to read. It's still not a pleasure jaunt for me.)

Haley(fabulous and crazy at the same time) wrote: "The cover is a very big part of the book. If it is a horrible cover i wouldn't pick it up. Usually it is the cover that makes me pick up a book."

I can understand!

I'm planning on either drawing my own cover or letting my sister or cousin draw it. I'll probably let my cousin because she's the best artist I know.

The order I look at books:
1. Title
2. Cover
3. Back Summery
4. 1st Page

If the title and cover don't look or sound good, I'll pass by without a second thought.

Sounds good!

After suffering through some dismal months as far as readership goes after publishing, I can definitely say the cover DOES make a difference.

I've just updated my cover on Amazon, but am so far down in the oblivion regions, it's not making much difference. I'll have a better idea about what it can do once I update the Smashwords site.

However, talking to a couple of artists, they both agree it doesn't matter if you think the cover is important or not. It is. They say you have about three seconds to catch a potential reader's attention, and you can only do that with the cover. Once you've gotten that far, then you have to keep luring them in with the blurb (back summary), then finally your actual story will have a chance.

Especially in today's electronic age. For those of us who are volume readers, it's kind of hard to judge how big a book is any more, because you don't get to see how thick it is on the shelf. So, the cover has become even MORE important now, than when traditional book stores ruled the world.

:) Thanks!

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Yea

I totally agree