Don't you love the title font Pati Nagle (Mandala) came up with for these western romances? I like simple (witness the silhouettes instead of fancy costumes or naked backs) but that lettering really called to me.
I still have more backlist I need to have scanned, edited, and covers added, but I'm really running out of cover ideas. Kim Price's HotDamn Stock photos have some great photos using historical costume (check my Denim and Lace) but it's impossible for one photo site to cover all eras and characters! Which is why head chopping ensues, I guess.
What makes you buy an e-book? It's not the same as seeing a cool cover on the bookstore shelf. How do you even find the wretched things? I've been reading reviews and downloading so many books I figure my Nook will explode, but I haven't browsed bookstore shelves in years because I just don't relate to covers. But someone, somewhere must be digging these covers!
The Taunting Sky
6 hours ago
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Pat, I just this minute posted to my blog about this. Not about covers, but what makes me buy an ebook. It's called sampling. I've been downloading samples, the button for which is located on every listing on every major ebook retailer site. Samples are my new friend. They let me weed out the dreck and downright crap from the good stuff.
As to readers finding you... Someone clued me in about adding as many tags as possible that relate to your book. This (I'm told) is what makes it come up in searches.
I love the silhouette covers. Love them! I ran into this problem as well. All the stock photo places have pics that are contemporary looking. I ended up sticking a very modern looking (because of the heavy eye makeup) blonde on my cover (tried to smudge out as much of her hat as possible). But it is what it is.
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