#WritersCoffeeClub Nov 21 - What things make a good book cover design?
A good book cover makes a reader who has never heard of the author or the book click on it in a web storefront or pick it up in a physical bookshop, because customers are more likely to pay for produce they've inspected or physically handled. The end.
(Source: I was told this by a senior editor at Penguin, many years ago. Updated more recently to include the ebook angle.)
Books only have covers because they boost sales.
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