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Originally Posted by theducks
Weird, the number of NO's here!
Then why do the publishers $pend so much effort on a cover (Jacket)?
Why do bookshops give "Face out space" to new titles?
Has the Digital Age change things that much?
I am surprised at the number of (Calibre) requests to show-sort Authors Fn Ln  When I was young, I learned to go to the W drawer for David Weber not the D one.
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File "The books Title" under 'T' for "The", not 'B", as I would expect.
To me, a decent Jacket catches the eye. That is its purpose. 
After that spread, the shop files 'spine out' books by Author (and in a Genre section) because the cover art is no longer in play. |
My old Sony readers sorted authors by first name (at least some of the time). I hated that. While I do miss some things about those readers, at least the Kobo I have now sorts authors by last name.
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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
Looking for pleasing visual images just seems like an odd way to find books one might like to read to me.
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You mean you don't look for those shirtless hunk covers to find your next read?
ha
I don't look at covers as a way to find a book. I use them as one piece of information. If I'm looking through new listings on Overdrive, am not familiar with the author and don't feel like taking the time to look up reviews, the cover art is one clue as to whether I'd be interested in the book. I rely more on the synopsis, though.