tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075890361193230583.post3335673997663390675..comments2023-12-12T11:49:36.184-06:00Comments on GreenBeanTeenQueen: Cover Talk: Hardcover to PaperbackGreenBeanTeenQueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08708155058381407531noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075890361193230583.post-47312438524283669752011-10-17T16:03:17.660-05:002011-10-17T16:03:17.660-05:00Ohhhhhh, Cryer's Cross. Why? A boy will never ...Ohhhhhh, Cryer's Cross. Why? A boy will never pick up the book now. <br /><br />I don't mind the others and I really like the AtheU pbk cover a lot! <br /><br />JenJen Bighearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04549123296922258428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075890361193230583.post-2576068108996007522011-10-16T09:40:08.558-05:002011-10-16T09:40:08.558-05:00I HATE it when publishers change the paperback cop...I HATE it when publishers change the paperback copy. All of the ones that you included are not bad but Cryer's Cross, come on! No boy is going to want to read that anymore. The hardcover has so many boys in my library checking it out!Allison Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075890361193230583.post-87540711728446024782011-10-12T20:12:47.252-05:002011-10-12T20:12:47.252-05:00I agree about the Cryer's Cross cover, I disli...I agree about the Cryer's Cross cover, I dislike it when books that are very much gender neutral have girly covers!<br /><br />I also like the new ATU cover better than the old one, and I agree that showing a close-up of a girl's face or mysterious eyes is overdone.<br /><a href="http://asthesepagesfly.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">As These Pages Fly</a>Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11904779840104791297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075890361193230583.post-87795453715691985282011-10-12T19:10:59.658-05:002011-10-12T19:10:59.658-05:00My favorite change is for Shift. I haven't hea...My favorite change is for Shift. I haven't heard of it before now, but the paperback cover is enough to make me want to read it. I'm incredibly disappointed in Cryer's Cross and Exposed. I have the hardcover copies in my classroom library, but I absolutely will not buy the paperbacks. They do nothing for the books :(Sarah @ Y.A. Lovehttp://addicted2reading.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075890361193230583.post-43675923827634296942011-10-12T15:16:45.704-05:002011-10-12T15:16:45.704-05:00it takes a book that had a nice, gender neutral co...<i>it takes a book that had a nice, gender neutral cover and pushes it over into "girls only" territory</i><br /><br />yes! i couldn't agree more. i LIKE the cover, bear in mind, but...well, it barely has anything to do with the central story of the book. how unfair to the author--she's probably losing a lot of potential male readers over this. or not, i dunno, but just saying.<br /><br />and i had no clue they changed the cover 4 AtU. i thought the hardcover was nice enough, and the new one's not too bad but it sort of does make it a little more girly...Aleezahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16101220861428253407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075890361193230583.post-44900415274590139012011-10-12T12:59:09.530-05:002011-10-12T12:59:09.530-05:00hate , the new covers except across the universehate , the new covers except across the universerorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01492185365572906987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075890361193230583.post-19616631772159749972011-10-12T11:44:19.938-05:002011-10-12T11:44:19.938-05:00I agree with your opinions for myself, but I think...I agree with your opinions for myself, but I think Exposed and Cryer's Cross will have more readers with their new covers - and also maybe Ship Breaker. A lot of girls seem to want a cover they can identify with or that involves a cute guy. Exposed now has a "North of Beautiful" look to it, and I see lots of girls pick that one up after the cover catches their eye. I would like to have copies in both covers, ideally!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075890361193230583.post-8904570841420683432011-10-12T09:04:45.665-05:002011-10-12T09:04:45.665-05:00"self-help pamphlet" I love it! And they..."self-help pamphlet" I love it! And they really did ruin a really good cover in Exposed. The original cover really spoke to the story. Now as you said, it's very generic.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03143076553082307597noreply@blogger.com