tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876019129197579580.post6596322706994171616..comments2023-11-14T21:48:34.082-06:00Comments on In the Dark Mind of B.R. Stateham: Book coversB.R. Statehamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00894951166082934512noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876019129197579580.post-49209338394056483862011-04-01T21:54:57.984-05:002011-04-01T21:54:57.984-05:00My computer's nutty and my comment got erased ...My computer's nutty and my comment got erased before it posted, so I'm going to try again.<br /><br />I know it isn't fair, but what first attracts me to any book is the cover. If I'm looking for new work by a particular writer, if the cover is not appealing, what's inside might be amazing, but I've already lost half my interest in it.<br /><br />I had a similar experience with one of my books when it was published as an ebook. It is a crime fiction/noir novel, but the cover makes it appear as if it is straight-on horror. Nothing could be further from the truth. Now, the paperback version? The cover is perfectly in line with the story. I don't understand how that happened.<br /><br />Your Smitty cover is right in line with your character. This one is suggestive of a thriller and the components a thriller offers (i.e., fear, crime, homicide...). For those of us who find great joy in that particular genre, it's a real grabber. I think it's great.Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275503653927579472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876019129197579580.post-67184167334339926072011-04-01T18:57:28.812-05:002011-04-01T18:57:28.812-05:00I don't think a cover has ever pushed me to bu...I don't think a cover has ever pushed me to buy a book, though a bad cover can sometimes argues against my purchase. My primary factors in buying a book are my knowledge of the author's previous work, and recommendations of those whose opinions I trust.Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.com