Sex sells. At least that’s what they say and I have no reason to doubt the they of whom we are speaking. Let’s take the following cover:
Partial blurb: I’m the boss, the CEO, the owner of whatever I want. Right now, that includes every person in this building of the company I just bought.
And yet no where in that blurb does it say: I’m a pervy flasher and I don’t care who sees me and I’m pretty certain it should because if that cover’s anything to go on that fact is integral to the plot!
Just sayin’. 😉
Moving on. . .
sex sells, there’s no denying it, but there’s also a lot of people who refuse to buy books like these as they feel embarrassed owning it (parents or others could see, etc).
I hadn’t thought of that aspect, but you’re right. Certainly a tamer cover would be better for business! 🙂
i think some book should have 2 covers, one to sell sex and one for the more conservative ones
heh. I’ve heard that some people who ride metro and read, wrap a classic book cover around their bodice-ripper novel. You know, like it’s that thin version of War and Peace. 😀
that’s cheeky!!
Indeed. I wonder too that it’s an idealisation we fall for?
I have heard many readers go on about men on book covers and even in chat groups. Looks over humor or intellect. I’d rather the later, hoping it doesn’t diminish with age. However, if I did get a guy who looked like this, I wouldn’t be very proud that he was displaying all of his assets to the neighborhood…especially if I had to bail him out of jail. 😀
Lol, you’d need to keep him under surveillance and have a pot of money for the bail. 🙂
Ha! Or just write a tell-all about the ballsy scoundrel, a definite show and tell all. 😀
A winning formula 🙂