tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393183144833233517.post6084276982966777363..comments2016-01-19T23:11:42.532-08:00Comments on Words Off the Page: Monday Mumbles: To Judge or Not to JudgeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04288629910327626658noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393183144833233517.post-81609986229411316742015-02-06T09:14:37.716-08:002015-02-06T09:14:37.716-08:00Yup, I definitely do judge books by their covers. ...Yup, I definitely do judge books by their covers. I've told myself over and over again in the past that I shouldn't do it, because it's not fair to what's actually inside the book, but as you can see... I failed. Like you, I'm repelled when I see books with couples kissing on the cover. It isn't that I hate romance; I love romance, but only when it's done well. It's just that I've been disappointed so many times by cliche YA and NA tropes that I basically go into every book I read with low expectations for the romance. Not to mention, having that kind of cover on my shelf would make my parents question me. Haha. <br /><br />But you know, I've actually grown to think that it's okay to judge books by their covers. It's a little unfair, of course, but I do think that it's the author's responsibility to market their book, and market it well enough to attract attention. Especially for self-published authors, since their books are not handled by a big and well-known publisher with professional cover designers -- it is the author's job to make sure that their book looks nice on the outside, and reads nice on the inside as well. I feel like it's nobody's fault but theirs if their book doesn't garner enough attention because of an awful cover. I know it makes me sound horrible, but they are the ones with control over how their cover turns out, you know? That doesn't mean that every traditionally published book has beautiful and drop-dead gorgeous covers, though. <br /><br />Covers are just as important as the content of the book, in my opinion, because it is important to make a good first impression. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09728770925522232602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393183144833233517.post-21285724856449822832015-02-04T11:29:00.945-08:002015-02-04T11:29:00.945-08:00YOu know I definitely judge by the cover. If the c...YOu know I definitely judge by the cover. If the cover is horrible I won't pick it up. And I stay away from straight romances...those covers eeeyuck anyways. That and I almost always stay away from books with covers of girls in beautiful dresses. I say almost always because sometimes the description sounds good enough to risk it - usually it isn't though from what I've learned. I'm personally drawn to fantasy covers.Tabitha (Pabkins)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11945588780690794396noreply@blogger.com