tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25079243.post115764018807896655..comments2024-01-16T05:21:21.967-05:00Comments on Onnadaydonna : Book CoversOnnaday: Donna Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14340739596952875360noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25079243.post-52918823355064632402008-09-04T00:54:00.000-04:002008-09-04T00:54:00.000-04:00http://bookcoverdesigner.typepad.com/book_cover_de...http://bookcoverdesigner.typepad.com/book_cover_design/2006/07/what_sells_a_bo.html<BR/><BR/>"For most books, the cover is its handshake that greets the world"<BR/><BR/>"...survey, published March 3, 2005 by World Book Day, was that 25% of readers claimed to buy books based on friends' recommendations (that figure rose to one-third in the under-35 demographic); 26% bought books based on author familiarity; 6% bought a book because they saw it advertised and only 7% cited cover design. The cover design statistic has not changed much since a 1998 Penguin survey. ..."<BR/><BR/><BR/>"An attractive cover may also find premium display space in an independent bookstore."<BR/><BR/><BR/>Shall I continue?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com