Do you read book covers?

ladylioness · Post by **ladylioness** » 01 Jan 2014, 22:47

Of course! How else would someone know what a book is about or if its worth buying.

Madcap Syzygii · Post by **Madcap Syzygii** » 02 Jan 2014, 01:40

Rarely. Even when I do, I try to read them as sparingly as possible so as not to spoil anything. Even the covers give away too much information for my taste and I enjoy the surprises and figuring the story out for myself. For the most part, I simply scan the descriptions for the word "erotic" so as not to involve myself in a genre I personally do not enjoy.

srittyx3 · Post by **srittyx3** » 03 Jan 2014, 12:14

I just like reading the cover. Lol, if it's on the front it must be important.

ConstantReader · Post by **ConstantReader** » 03 Jan 2014, 12:24

Yes, I sure do. I also judge the book by it's cover.

Harp-r16 · Post by **Harp-r16** » 03 Jan 2014, 13:23

If I am extremely excited about a book, whether it's from having a great opinion of the author or just the overall hype surrounding the book, I do not read the cover. I always feel that, though a short synopsis, the cover still gives away something about the book that I prefer finding out on my own. May seem weird to some ...but I like the mystery of getting a book sometimes and not knowing anything about what it's about

tracydinh96 · Post by **tracydinh96** » 03 Jan 2014, 19:39

Not really, I just read the summary on the back cover.

Amsha · Post by **Amsha** » 13 Jan 2014, 03:36

Yes, I usually read the back cover with it's summary. I also read some reviews of the book, it's author's page and I look for some of the other books that the author might have written.

starfairy · Post by **starfairy** » 13 Jan 2014, 07:26

yes!!

Fran · Post by **Fran** » 13 Jan 2014, 09:58

I read every bit of a book, front cover, back cover, Copyright detail, dedications, index,author bio etc etc
My pet peeve with e-books is that they open at Chapter 1 (that's not the beginning of a book!) - the start of the journey of reading a book begins with the front cover. Bloody hell you wouldn't start to drive a car by attempting to jump in a mile down the road so why do they think I want to jump into my book 4 or 5 pages in?

gali · Post by **gali** » 13 Jan 2014, 11:07

Fran wrote:I read every bit of a book, front cover, back cover, Copyright detail, dedications, index,author bio etc etc
My pet peeve with e-books is that they open at Chapter 1 (that's not the beginning of a book!) - the start of the journey of reading a book begins with the front cover. Bloody hell you wouldn't start to drive a car by attempting to jump in a mile down the road so why do they think I want to jump into my book 4 or 5 pages in?

I do the same.

Regarding ebooks, I always start with the cover and go backward if needed.

miztree46 · Post by **miztree46** » 16 Jan 2014, 18:50

Yes I read book covers. The quotes, outlines and recommendations on the back of books help me to decide if I want to read them.

pamelaylawrence · Post by **pamelaylawrence** » 17 Jan 2014, 21:14

Absolutely, I have to have an idea of what the book is about before I choose it. If the cover doesn't entice me, I put the book back on the shelf. Oddly, a second look (usually weeks or months later) may convince me to try it.