the Cover!

[Grand-Ranger]

Originally posted by Djinn Raffo: Lol thanks Grand-Ranger! An old english teacher of mine taught me the 40th page trick! Sometimes it works...sometimes it doesnt. But it is kind of an interesting little evaluation technique!

I will try it sometime.



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[DragonMage]

I, personally, look at a book in this order:

Author (what's new by someone I know?)
Title (does it sound interesting?)
Cover (if it's got a dragon on it, I'll always at least take a peek!)

THEN, I'll read the back cover, the intro and maybe even the preface.
I have never bought a book just because I liked the cover, but I will at least pick it up if the cover looks interesting.

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[Kaz]

Originally posted by DragonMage: I, personally, look at a book in this order: Author (what's new by someone I know?) Title (does it sound interesting?) Cover (if it's got a dragon on it, I'll always at least take a peek!) THEN, I'll read the back cover, the intro and maybe even the preface. I have never bought a book just because I liked the cover, but I will at least pick it up if the cover looks interesting.

Y'know, that's about exactly the same way i check books... especially the part about the dragons on the cover although I generally read the back cover no matter WHAT the title/cover is. I generally don't read intro or preface, though. Of course, with me it's a bit different, because I can only get German books from bookstores and I refuse to read the translation, so I buy all my books from www.amazon.de I basically just check what sounds interesting in the bookstore so that I can buy it from amazon. However, if I start reading it, then I might get so intrigued that I buy the German version! Yecch!
BTW, I consider the Terry Pratchett covers awful. They put too much weight on *ahem* beautiful women, which I do NOT think to be an essential part of Pratchett's books!
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[This message has been edited by Kaz (edited 10-03-2001).]

[DragonMage]

Originally posted by Kaz: Y'know, that's about exactly the same way i check books... especially the part about the dragons on the cover although I generally read the back cover no matter WHAT the title/cover is. I generally don't read intro or preface, though. Of course, with me it's a bit different, because I can only get German books from bookstores and I refuse to read the translation, so I buy all my books from www.amazon.de I basically just check what sounds interesting in the bookstore so that I can buy it from amazon. However, if I start reading it, then I might get so intrigued that I buy the German version! Yecch! BTW, I consider the Terry Pratchett covers awful. They put too much weight on *ahem* beautiful women, which I do NOT think to be an essential part of Pratchett's books!

What's funny about my #3 is that I've consequently ended up liking a book that had nothing to do with dragons just because I picked it up for a dragon being on the cover! LOL! And one had a draconian race (really seemed more lizard like and violent) in a Sci-Fi combined w/Vampires. Weird book - but ok read.

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The day we stop learning is the day we start dying!(c)

Co-Owner/Operator of the Evil Petting Zoo and devout member of the HADB clan.
Commander of the Dragon Fleet, IW Peacekeeping Force
Sublime Sister of the Illuminati - may the Light shine forever!
Mage extraordinair, Pin-Up Girl for the OLD-COOTS
Magey-Wagey: performer in the Nekked Dancing Trio of the ORT.
Occasional minion to Gwhanos the Fluffy

Hopeless Romantic *sigh*