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Re: Why don't they put these on the paper versions? DomA Send a noteboard - 20/06/2010 03:00:29 AM
Sales would double when people wouldn't be driven away by the American covers.


You grossly overestimate the influence of cover art in sales, but the main reason they're not using these covers or repacking the series now is a question of marketing. DKS covers are butt ugly, but that's very secondary to brand recognition, and the DKS images and ugly 1990s layout are instantly recognizable as WOT books. With the 5 years hiatus and a new author on top of this, it's a bad time to change the look of the WOT books. They do it for the e-books because it's a new product.

Harriet and Tor plan to have the packaging of the books redesigned once the series is over, but they're sticking with the current look to the end.
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The new Winter's Heart cover Etzel - 16/06/2010 07:32:07 PM 1728 Views
I'm dissapointed. Skeeve the Great - 16/06/2010 07:39:38 PM 973 Views
It looks cool... eh, I think I'd have liked a different way of showing it, though beetnemesis - 16/06/2010 07:51:08 PM 922 Views
It does show the dome randfandom - 17/06/2010 12:09:46 AM 908 Views
I like the artwork, but I think they could have a bit more dynamic IMO *NM* darius_sedai - 16/06/2010 08:51:35 PM 397 Views
Better than the orginal, but a picture of a turd would do that, too. *NM* callandor1000 - 16/06/2010 10:23:32 PM 447 Views
as long as that turd isn't trying to march an army through a foot of snow BlackAdder - 16/06/2010 11:23:41 PM 845 Views
LOL It sounds like you are making fun of the Winter's Heart cover *NM* RugbyPlayingAshaman - 17/06/2010 04:01:02 PM 380 Views
Disappointing... DomA - 16/06/2010 10:27:22 PM 1012 Views
Isn't this cover done from Nyneave's point of view? She was sitting directly across from him *NM* Rurouni_Kenshin - 17/06/2010 01:42:46 AM 389 Views
Then they should have fish eyed it, so you could see her cleavage along the bottom of the picture. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 17/06/2010 03:12:29 AM 410 Views
Maybe, but what's the point? DomA - 17/06/2010 04:47:50 AM 904 Views
I definitely agree with you from an artistic standpoint. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 17/06/2010 03:58:57 PM 852 Views
Re: I definitely agree with you from an artistic standpoint. DomA - 17/06/2010 04:23:20 PM 1332 Views
although I agree with you that a large amount of teamwork was involved... car'a'aman - 18/06/2010 02:54:47 PM 863 Views
Re: although I agree with you that a large amount of teamwork was involved... DomA - 18/06/2010 03:41:52 PM 874 Views
well.... car'a'aman - 19/06/2010 05:00:48 AM 864 Views
Re: well.... DomA - 20/06/2010 02:53:21 AM 860 Views
k....understood... *NM* car'a'aman - 20/06/2010 05:31:56 AM 390 Views
I didn't know Rand and Zac Efron shared hairstylists... *NM* sybilspsychiatrist - 16/06/2010 10:59:09 PM 410 Views
It's OK. Fairly average considering the range of possible scenes the cover could have shown/conveyed RugbyPlayingAshaman - 17/06/2010 03:51:47 PM 821 Views
Re: The new Winter's Heart cover whitestar101 - 19/06/2010 05:32:17 PM 1077 Views
He looks very feminine in this link darius_sedai - 19/06/2010 05:45:32 PM 950 Views
Well, IMO, his eyes and eyebrows are better in that picture. whitestar101 - 19/06/2010 06:39:54 PM 1049 Views
Oh yeah! darius_sedai - 20/06/2010 06:18:36 PM 880 Views
Why don't they put these on the paper versions? Lohikaarme - 20/06/2010 12:30:32 AM 807 Views
Re: Why don't they put these on the paper versions? DomA - 20/06/2010 03:00:29 AM 900 Views
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