Yesterday, while I was returning," The Dive from Clausen's Pier," to the 25 cent rack at the Library, I thought about how often I make choices about the books that I read based on the cover of the book. Publishers know this because they change the book covers of classics every 2 years or more. Look....
Three different covers of the exact same book. Which one would you choose based on looks alone? What does that say about your generation, country(where it was published)age group...etc? We all know this and yet we still pick the flashy, new-looking books without reading the jacket or back of the book. Think about the Harry Potter/ Stephanie Meyer phenomena...(we must read these books). I get it, it is one big marketing ploy, but how can we as 'lovers of books" teach others to not discriminate against good books, without the good looks....?
I always catch myself picking books based on their covers, that and the summaries on the back. If the summaries are written in a way that doesn't appeal to me then I have a smaller chance of buying the book. All I try to do now is read the first page or so. If it's enough to keep me wanting to read more, then I buy it. I've just tried to base it on the author's writing. Still though...what makes me pick up the book? The cover, right? :)
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