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Originally Posted by TCSimpson
For me covers make a difference. Even with ebooks. If I'm not feeling the cover, I won't look unless the book is recommended by someone.
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Even if a book is recommended by someone, a cover might influence me not to consider the book if it looks unprofessional or if it has elements I find unappealing.
I'm puzzled by people saying they're not influenced by the cover. It's the old "picture is worth a thousand words" thing. I see the cover in less time than it takes to read a title and blurb; I also remember an image better than a title, so I know what I might have already considered and rejected. There are a lot of generic titles and reused titles, but cover image is usually more memorable.
Just for the record, I hate the blue
Gatsby cover. If I didn't already know the work, I would never pick up a book with that cover.