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The one on the left is the UK cover. The book itself is a smaller size and the cover is slightly bluer and darker. The US book on the left has a tinge more green and is lighter. The other … Continue reading
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I am not sure that either of these are final, but this is how they appear on Amazon at the moment. One is for the US edition (on the right), and the other is for UK. Three more months, guys! … Continue reading
.For those of you you who didn’t read the Guardian article on book covers, it said booksellers (who sometimes influence publishers in their choice of cover) think that generic mass-market-appeal covers outsell more offbeat covers or striking covers (and this … Continue reading
Over in the sidebar of the blog, there’s a poll. Tell me which of these covers (and you can choose more than one if you like) would be most likely to make you pick up the book (always assuming the … Continue reading
. As an addendum to the post on my Australian and UK covers: Over on the Orbit US blog from Tim Holman, they have a graph of the items that have been on 2008 US fantasy book covers, graded according … Continue reading
. I note that the cover of the UK Orbit edition is up on Amazon.co.uk now, with a publication date of March 4th. And the price is discounted at the moment, so it’s a good time to order. Here’s the … Continue reading
Read what Justin Larbalestier has to say about the cover of one of her YA books. Readers in the USA have also complained to me that my character Blaze also suffered from whitewashing*, especially insulting to me as I am … Continue reading
Ever wondered if they are honest? There’s been a few posts on the subject just lately: Justine Larbalestier and John Scalzi (read the comments section) and Meg Rosoff. The consensus seems to be that “if I don’t like it, I … Continue reading