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Old 04-02-2002, 04:11 PM   #11
Birdland
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And while I'm on my soapbox-what is the deal with the cheap, ugly covers that these books have?
Good point Lush. A book store employee recommended a "good read" to me, and immediately said "...but don't judge it by the cover!" (Steroid-Boy on horse)

Unfortunately, most of the authors would agree with your statement, but have little say in the choice of cover art, unless they are a firmly established, "name" author.

I suppose publishers could say "We're giving the public what they want", but I would assume that most of us out there sit down and read a few pages of a book before we buy it, and usually will decide to purchase it despite the cheesy cover!
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