No book covers on Kindle - does this lose sales?
By Paul Biba
Here’s an amusing article in cnet news about how the lack of covers on Kindle books may cause people not to buy them. Tongue in cheek, of course.
“Here’s what I learned,” he explained. “I really did used to buy a book by its cover. …
Thankfully, she didn’t even flinch as he explained that he was so influenced by the way books had been designed in the past that he would ignore certain tomes if their superficial tones didn’t appeal.
“Now, I just choose on the basis of what sounds good, not what looks good,” he said. “Any covers on Kindle are black and white and grainy. They just don’t seem significant when compared to the book’s content.”
Thanks to F J Torres for the link.
August 21st, 2009 at 4:13 pm
I like covers. The stripping of them off ebooks is disgraceful.
http://ebooktest.blogspot.com/2009/08/ebook-cover-scandal.html