tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post2757612501520012084..comments2023-10-07T11:55:47.724-04:00Comments on A Reader of Fictions: Cover Snark (38): In Which Series Are Milked for All Possible MoneyChristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-29717062987799326572012-12-30T01:32:53.762-05:002012-12-30T01:32:53.762-05:00Hey Christina! Thank you for including my cover in...Hey Christina! Thank you for including my cover in the post (regardless of the fact that you didn't actually like it LOL) Actually made me laugh! I can appreciate where you're coming from. You might like the cover better if you read the book since it would make more sense lol but nonetheless, viva la snark! ~AnnabellTeamNerd Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11433792957540178241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-784076735450154212012-12-28T16:55:33.900-05:002012-12-28T16:55:33.900-05:00I get what you mean by "milking the cash cow&...I get what you mean by "milking the cash cow" That's the vibe I'm getting from her, is that she doesn't really care about writing a good book, but she just wants the money. I honestly think her writing is going downhill.Leanne Yanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12896622699037734102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-18574114207259409392012-12-28T10:34:06.912-05:002012-12-28T10:34:06.912-05:00Awwww, sorry you don't like any of them!Awwww, sorry you don't like any of them!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-90824692621345795412012-12-28T10:33:43.403-05:002012-12-28T10:33:43.403-05:00certainly not me!certainly not me!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-65705716977686856282012-12-28T10:33:30.067-05:002012-12-28T10:33:30.067-05:00Yay! I quit Cassandra Clare, but that graphic nove...Yay! I quit Cassandra Clare, but that graphic novel looks way better than many of them.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-60511874590787615622012-12-28T10:32:58.020-05:002012-12-28T10:32:58.020-05:00They seem to be getting more popular. I have one f...They seem to be getting more popular. I have one for Soul Screamers from BEA, and a couple for a Meg Cabot series.<br /><br />Many places! I feature the ones that most entertain me or that are from a big press.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-74519080360833875382012-12-28T10:31:44.170-05:002012-12-28T10:31:44.170-05:00Don't know. Apparently, it's St. Martin...Don't know. Apparently, it's St. Martin's new thing.<br /><br />Yeah, that was my favorite cover this week too, but not enough so to make it my Outstanding cover.<br /><br />I really don't like the shorts at all, and I feel like if you're going to ask people to pay for them, then you should make the product look nice. *harrumphs*Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-80711873733232994062012-12-28T10:30:41.389-05:002012-12-28T10:30:41.389-05:00True. I'm really okay with them most of the ti...True. I'm really okay with them most of the time, but if I don't approve of the books to begin with...<br /><br />Yes! I don't buy ebooks, so I find novellas really frustrating!<br /><br />I do like 27. Very pretty. And I want that outfit!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-5187896839072442292012-12-28T10:27:31.339-05:002012-12-28T10:27:31.339-05:00Oh dear!
I approve of Courtney Summers, but I al...Oh dear! <br /><br />I approve of Courtney Summers, but I already own three of them, so I don't need the omnibus. Oh well! Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-3732214082438718092012-12-28T10:26:28.918-05:002012-12-28T10:26:28.918-05:00Yikes.
They ought to try for novellas, since the...Yikes. <br /><br />They ought to try for novellas, since they're asking for our money. <br /><br />I guess so. I'd never heard of that angel series. O_O<br /><br />I like your rule for omnibuses. I'm not against them in general, but it seems a bit absurd when the series isn't even finished yet. I do like the ones that include additional content, though, like for Soul Screamers, which package the novellas too.<br /><br />20. Sure are. Apparently, there are going to be two more series set in the same world. *headdesks*<br /><br />24. Really not sure. <br /><br />I did! Hope yours was awesome too!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-6491721288907014422012-12-28T03:35:20.079-05:002012-12-28T03:35:20.079-05:00Usually there is at least 1 cover that I like, and...Usually there is at least 1 cover that I like, and more often than that there are a few. This week, every single one of them is absolutely terrible. Terrible, awful, yucky, ewww, gross.... just no! But it is better that way, because your snark makes me laugh! Jaime Lesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11102596597333629396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-3768904983325261212012-12-27T15:37:07.925-05:002012-12-27T15:37:07.925-05:00the WTF dude is cute lol . just me . i think lol the WTF dude is cute lol . just me . i think lol rorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01492185365572906987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-24688841729981848362012-12-27T15:26:11.710-05:002012-12-27T15:26:11.710-05:00OMGOMGOMG... hit publish by accident... AWKWARD WT...OMGOMGOMG... hit publish by accident... AWKWARD WTF KISS OF FOREVER AWARD.fakestephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08178042157823156839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-72677509584087647982012-12-27T15:22:55.252-05:002012-12-27T15:22:55.252-05:00I actually really like the cover for Intuition. A...I actually really like the cover for Intuition. Also, I really dislike the House of Night graphic novels. I totally want to read the City of Bones Graphic novel! LOVE LOVE LOVE the cover for The Secret History!fakestephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08178042157823156839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-72008498728703208112012-12-27T14:17:40.951-05:002012-12-27T14:17:40.951-05:00The omnibuses are really weird. I have two - one f...The omnibuses are really weird. I have two - one for FALLEN by Thomas S. and the other for Vampire Diaries - but I'd never realized there were more. I really like the INTUITION cover, but looking it up on GR... lol @ your comments on Beauty's Beast :P. And yep on the graphic novel part. Same thoughts I had.<br /><br />Okay, my question now for you is: where do you find all these covers??? And how do you choose which to feature :P?Christina Reads YAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937783114868207494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-10991928980800766532012-12-27T13:22:26.728-05:002012-12-27T13:22:26.728-05:00So...what's with all the omnibuses? Weird.
I&...So...what's with all the omnibuses? Weird.<br /><br />I'm not much into any of these this week. But I do like the new CJ Omolulu cover, though I miss the biracial couple from the first book. Also, I don't really understand the point of Harper Impulse besides making a little extra cash. But I'm not really into shorts like that, so maybe I'm the wrong person to comment on that...Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06851403823244758904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-91626242396403795212012-12-27T12:51:28.989-05:002012-12-27T12:51:28.989-05:00I might be on the opposite end of the omnibus deba...I might be on the opposite end of the omnibus debate. I like them for long series for people who haven't read the books before. If there are like 8 books in a series and a teen is going to the bookstore on an allowance budget, it makes more sense for them to buy 4 omnibuses with 2 books inside than 8 separate books which they probably can't afford. The downside for me is that if someone has never read the series before or knows anything about it, omnibuses can just add to the confusion.<br /><br />Like you, I enjoy that short stories are being published together though!<br /><br />The only cover that stands out to me this week is 27. I think it's beautiful in that it transports me to that time.<br /><br />And THANK YOU for mentioning the rolled up top on The Camp. I may have never noticed it if not and wouldn't know what kind of hilarious was missing from my life.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04803751424984029342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-77552669368207665892012-12-27T12:03:59.307-05:002012-12-27T12:03:59.307-05:00I am unable to comment on any of the other books b...I am unable to comment on any of the other books because I am too busy flipping the Shadow Falls omnibus the bird over and over again. I liked the House of Night series more than I liked that crock of slut-shaming and cliches. I even tolerated seven books of HoN bull before I quit!<br /><br />I guess St. Martin's Press is in an omnibus mood. They're also doing one for the first two Courtney Summers books, Cracked Up to Be and Some Girls Are. Me gusta los libros de Courtney Summers. <3 (F$%K, I'M THINKING IN SPANISH AGAIN. NOT FOR ANOTHER WEEK AND A HALF, BRAIN.)Ashleigh Paigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09340582534158708575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-44129341379075300552012-12-27T11:19:15.089-05:002012-12-27T11:19:15.089-05:00Not related to cover snark, but I was just going t...Not related to cover snark, but I was just going through applications (the joy!) and came across one where the guys exit reason from his only job was "i was too good for the low pay i was getting". <br /><br />I know they never try to hard with novellas, but sometimes they do turn out pretty. Sometimes not.<br /><br />8. Angelopolis? Really? And yes, that's totally a Faberge egg.<br /><br />Re: Omnibuses - They should not be allowed ever for books that are not more than 10 years old. Very misleading because you think it's a new book but it's not. It should also be VERY clearly marked and a lot of them aren't.<br /><br />20. Ugly.<br /><br />Re: Milking the cow for all it's worth - yes that's exactly what they are doing because they know that people will buy them. <br /><br />21. I liked the covers for hana and annabel seperately better, but I do like that you'll be able to get them in print.<br /><br />24. Is this a romance or a horror story? It's got a creepy vibe, but the couple on the cover screams romance.<br /><br />26. Looks like he's going to break her neck. Awkward.<br /><br />I hope you had a good holiday!Kimberly @ Midnight Book Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649785182080499981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-36477026969527820272012-12-27T11:02:37.331-05:002012-12-27T11:02:37.331-05:00Awww, thank you! That means so much to hear.
I a...Awww, thank you! That means so much to hear. <br /><br />I agree with you about this week's selection. Most of them aren't terrible, but they're not great either. Oh well. Can't win 'em all. The pubs don't want to put out the big guns over the holidays probably.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-86685472268777642212012-12-27T10:36:09.308-05:002012-12-27T10:36:09.308-05:00I just want to say, I LOVE your cover snark posts....I just want to say, I LOVE your cover snark posts. It always makes me laugh & keeps me up to date on the cover news. None of the covers this week are really good, although I think Shadow Falls: The Beginning looks cute.Kelly https://www.blogger.com/profile/16309188388542940162noreply@blogger.com