Recently, I signed up to work again with my cover artist, Derek Murphy at CreativIndie and we are doing a little marketing research. Derek threw together a new cover for A Beautiful Fate and we are anxious to see the difference in book sales between the book with a character on the cover and the book without a person.
As a reader, I prefer my covers not to have an image of person. I like to let my imagination run wild with the character's looks. Derek might feel the opposite with belief that covers with people on the them drawl in the reader faster and therefore produces more sales. I am not a sales driven writer, but I am a curious writer and I LOVE research. (insert snorting and the pushing of my eyeglasses up my nose.)
I have included the protégé cover below - comments are not only welcome, but I URGE, BEG, and PLEAD you to give me you opinion. New vs. Old. What are you thoughts on book covers in general? As a reader, what do you look for in a cover when choosing your next book? Do you like the simple images that let your imagination do the work or do you like the cute couple kissing or the steamy, sweaty hunk(but let's face it, probably gay) guy? I really want to know - join the discussion on Facebook. or post below. I love connecting with my readers. If you aren't already my friend, it's only because you didn't ask : ).
Also, if you like the new cover, it is only available for a limited time - grab it today for ebook only at Amazon
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Only my opinion.
ReplyDeleteThe new cover emphasizes romance and sophistication.
The old cover emphasizes drama, mystery and intrigue.
Both have merit and will appeal to different audiences.
The old cover apparently worked for me as I have read and thoroughly enjoyed this book. I also prefer to use my imagination to create images in my mind than to be disappointed in an artists impression. I do like the cover to convey the genre or main theme though, as opposed to something random.
Thanks for your thoughts, Ro! I love hearing other people's opinions and I am definitely torn between these two images.
DeleteHi Cat! I agree with the above comment. I do like the romance and adventure that the new cover inspires though. Either way, great book!
ReplyDeleteEmily
I know the old saying is, "don't judge a book by its cover." But that's the reason I chose a beautiful fate in the first place. The scissors were so simple yet so intriguing! I was instantly drawn to the book and couldn't wait to read it. I'm so glad I did! The new cover is nice but the original is my favorite! I can't wait until the release of book 3!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for input, I really appreciate it! The original covers are staying. I like them too- the scissors are exactly what I imagined when I set out to write the books and they just go with the feel of the story.
DeleteWill always love the scissors <3
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