Nick76 Mouler
13 Sep 10 - 05:27
Dear All,
Here is another picture from the Festival of Literature:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/53877343@N02/4985172957/
Here Mr. Stroud was showing various covers used for his books in different countries. In particular, he said that the first American edition did not sell well because the cover was unattractive: a dull view of the city of London. The second edition was much better (although, he said, Bartimaeus looks like Gollum).
He developed this topic further by saying that the cover, which he doesn't control at all, may make a hell of a difference. A good book with a bad cover may not be noticed, whereas if a terrible book has a good cover, it is sure to sell well. He also showed some other covers (the Hebrew version, I remember, and some more), but I could not photograph them all.
Regards,
Nick
Here is another picture from the Festival of Literature:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/53877343@N02/4985172957/
Here Mr. Stroud was showing various covers used for his books in different countries. In particular, he said that the first American edition did not sell well because the cover was unattractive: a dull view of the city of London. The second edition was much better (although, he said, Bartimaeus looks like Gollum).
He developed this topic further by saying that the cover, which he doesn't control at all, may make a hell of a difference. A good book with a bad cover may not be noticed, whereas if a terrible book has a good cover, it is sure to sell well. He also showed some other covers (the Hebrew version, I remember, and some more), but I could not photograph them all.
Regards,
Nick
Multa non quia difficilia sunt non audemus, sed quia non audemus sunt difficilia (Seneca).
