tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post7318290185073711596..comments2023-10-29T02:39:53.510-07:00Comments on Dark City: How important are book covers?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post-28365247826337359322006-12-14T03:43:00.000-08:002006-12-14T03:43:00.000-08:00Hey thanks for all the comments. I guess a good pu...Hey thanks for all the comments. I guess a good publisher should hire good illustrators. In my case, hire a good designer. :P Hey but then for a lot of people, getting published is in itself fulfilling enough. The nice cover is a plus. But as consumers, ofcourse we can criticize. =) I agree very much, book covers play a big role in selling. I also prefer visually appealing books. After all, they'll be sitting on my bookshelf, so might as well look good too.Yvonne Foonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12908132837504150283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post-17981125732429321602006-12-13T21:15:00.000-08:002006-12-13T21:15:00.000-08:00Xeus, thanks for blogging about this. I prefer Tas...Xeus, thanks for blogging about this. I prefer Tash's second cover, the one with the woman.<br /><br />Yvonne, hope your instinct is right, just as mine was in thinking that your book will be a hit.<br /><br />I do like the cover of Honk. Hassan is a good cartoonist. And I hope that 'don't play-play' endorsement will help me to move sales.<br /><br />Hope Adibah can get a new cover when reprinting. (Ted and Sharon didn't think it was very nice either.)Lydia Tehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10477088362900591404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post-81744193167735066872006-12-13T20:54:00.000-08:002006-12-13T20:54:00.000-08:00Hi! Yes, Lydia's book cover is HOT.
My Malay boo...Hi! Yes, Lydia's book cover is HOT.<br /><br /><br />My Malay book in the final stage of editing. The cover is very similar but the colour and layout is better. <br /><br />Hopefully the sale will be better too :)Shu Yeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10668084756482997491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post-69856749918076825792006-12-13T19:41:00.000-08:002006-12-13T19:41:00.000-08:00Yvonne, Lydia's cover is nice isn't it? Maybe you ...Yvonne, Lydia's cover is nice isn't it? Maybe you should get a newer cover for The Sky is Crazy too. BTW, I went looking for your Malay edition in 1 Utama but don't have. Distributed already or not?<br /><br />Adibah's cover reminds me of a primary school textbook!<br /><br />I agree MPH Distributors is a very good distributor. They distribute for me in Singapore and apparently they get all the best spaces. They distribute Yvonne Foong's book too.Artemis Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02709181610684269889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post-53089854634145776922006-12-13T18:40:00.000-08:002006-12-13T18:40:00.000-08:00Hi! I'm so glad you took the time to blog about bo...Hi! I'm so glad you took the time to blog about book cover. Lydia Teh's cover is a sure hit! When I first saw it on her blog, I had this feeling, 'sure sell one'! <br /><br />Anyway, her illustrator is an experienced hand at The Star. <br /><br />Lest I be called a spoilsport, her panel of endorsees is ohlala...Everyone's favourite actor from Down South. Don't play-play hor!!<br /><br />Lydia, you've a great cover, great publisher ( MPH means no distro problem lor...and yes, great display space. No need to be like Xeus and I, must go begging for space...)<br /><br />Meanwhile, for those who have seen Adibah Amin's new book, I wonder if anyone agrees with me that the cover sucks! I don't know who's the publisher but for such well-known writer, Adibah surely deserves a better book cover. Someone is not doing a good job ;) Another thing is the words, 'A novel by Adibah Amin'. I mean why those redundant three words like ' A Novel by'?<br /><br />Ok, just my tupence. But she's really good writer.<br /><br />Last note, Yvonne Foong's cover is good too. Her book went on to be MPH Mid Valley's no.2 bestseller for Local books. Good for gutsy girl Yvonne.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com