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kjk · 07-18-2010, 06:42 PM

Big fan of cover art and good cover artistw-it would be a shame if that profession died off just to make ebooks cheaper (either for publishers or readers), or quicker to download.

vivaldirules · 07-18-2010, 06:48 PM

I want my reading experience to be as rich as possible with professional and artistic formatting, fonts, artwork, linking, etc. Instead, I've been getting little of that lately and rather unprofessional editing to boot. I feel as if publishers think that if they throw a bunch of words (many misspelled) into a file and post it on a server, I'll buy it. What happened to publishers that try to sell books by giving buyers all that they want and more? So, yes, I want great cover art on every ebook.

ficbot · 07-18-2010, 09:25 PM

I enjoy browsing my covers in Calibre like browsing on a bookshelf. But if the book does not include it, I will download the cover myself.

I do think they should include it though. If they are going to charge us the full paper price, they should include everything and not be shoddy. If they want to be shoddy and skimp on the details, they should not charge full price.

estrial · 07-18-2010, 11:39 PM

I love having cover art. They are definitely a buying point when I buy ebooks. Otherwise if they are free books without cover art, I tend to always go for a search for a suitable picture that may enhance my imagination for the story.

theducks · 07-21-2010, 11:37 PM

Gah!
[rant]
I hate this nit picky industry.
Nya! Nya! Mr Publisher, You did not sign for publishing on green paper,or red electrons. Your contract is only for white paper. AND only in the USA
Grrrrrr.

Authors and artists should be paid for their work, but all this nit picking will 100% stop me from reading your work. (Note to artists: If you restrict your art, I stop buying EVERYTHING from YOUR authors to wake them up to the fact that they need a different artist)

A book sold is a book sold.
Be it Ink or be it Bits.
PERIOD

Even Audiobooks have cover art.

[/rant]

Hellmark · 07-21-2010, 11:47 PM

I know I skip ebooks without covers. Only is it if I cannot find a covered version do I bother with the coverless one.

sakura-panda · 07-22-2010, 03:42 PM

I like cover art on my ebooks. I also like the cover art on CDs and DVDs, a big reason why I like to buy CDs at the store rather than downloading them online.

Now that I have an iPad, I like my ebook cover art even more because I can look at them all at once on my "bookshelf". Unfortunately, I have a lot of empty and blank covers because I don't know how to add one when it is missing.

rakulos · 07-22-2010, 04:30 PM

Book covers are my memory hooks for books that I've previously read and I love the ipad for its ibookshelf

I usually go as far as to edit book covers if they don't match the paper versions I already own using Sigil (there goes that OCD again!).

Edit:Huge props to Valloric btw for creating Sigil

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It's nice, but not a deal breaker.	60	48.78%
It doesn't matter in the slightest, I just want to read the book.	13	10.57%
As long as it's blue I don't care.	1	0.81%
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07-18-2010, 06:42 PM	#31
kjk . Posts: 3,408 Karma: 5647231 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: never enough	Big fan of cover art and good cover artistw-it would be a shame if that profession died off just to make ebooks cheaper (either for publishers or readers), or quicker to download.

07-18-2010, 06:48 PM	#32
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	I want my reading experience to be as rich as possible with professional and artistic formatting, fonts, artwork, linking, etc. Instead, I've been getting little of that lately and rather unprofessional editing to boot. I feel as if publishers think that if they throw a bunch of words (many misspelled) into a file and post it on a server, I'll buy it. What happened to publishers that try to sell books by giving buyers all that they want and more? So, yes, I want great cover art on every ebook.

07-18-2010, 09:25 PM	#33
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	I enjoy browsing my covers in Calibre like browsing on a bookshelf. But if the book does not include it, I will download the cover myself. I do think they should include it though. If they are going to charge us the full paper price, they should include everything and not be shoddy. If they want to be shoddy and skimp on the details, they should not charge full price.

07-18-2010, 11:39 PM	#34
estrial small is good Posts: 95 Karma: 100 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kindle 3, Samsung Galaxy S	I love having cover art. They are definitely a buying point when I buy ebooks. Otherwise if they are free books without cover art, I tend to always go for a search for a suitable picture that may enhance my imagination for the story.

07-21-2010, 11:37 PM	#35
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,782 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Gah! [rant] I hate this nit picky industry. Nya! Nya! Mr Publisher, You did not sign for publishing on green paper,or red electrons. Your contract is only for white paper. AND only in the USA Grrrrrr. Authors and artists should be paid for their work, but all this nit picking will 100% stop me from reading your work. (Note to artists: If you restrict your art, I stop buying EVERYTHING from YOUR authors to wake them up to the fact that they need a different artist) A book sold is a book sold. Be it Ink or be it Bits. PERIOD Even Audiobooks have cover art. [/rant]

07-21-2010, 11:47 PM	#36
Hellmark Wizard Posts: 2,549 Karma: 3799999 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: O'Fallon, Missouri, USA Device: Nokia N800, PRS-505, Nook STR Glowlight, Kindle 3	I know I skip ebooks without covers. Only is it if I cannot find a covered version do I bother with the coverless one.

07-22-2010, 03:42 PM	#37
sakura-panda Guru Posts: 923 Karma: 9558874 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Michigan, USA Device: 2017 10.5" iPad Pro (Kobo, NOOK, Kindle, Google Play Books & Scribd)	I like cover art on my ebooks. I also like the cover art on CDs and DVDs, a big reason why I like to buy CDs at the store rather than downloading them online. Now that I have an iPad, I like my ebook cover art even more because I can look at them all at once on my "bookshelf". Unfortunately, I have a lot of empty and blank covers because I don't know how to add one when it is missing.

07-22-2010, 04:30 PM	#38
rakulos Connoisseur Posts: 57 Karma: 36 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: ipad, K3, acer aspire switch 10	Book covers are my memory hooks for books that I've previously read and I love the ipad for its ibookshelf I usually go as far as to edit book covers if they don't match the paper versions I already own using Sigil (there goes that OCD again!). Edit:Huge props to Valloric btw for creating Sigil

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