First things first. What makes a book cover iconic? There are no hard and fast rules, of course—like anything else, you know it when you see it. But in order to compile this list, I looked for recognizability, ubiquity, and reproduction—that is, if there are a million Etsy stores selling t-shirts/buttons/posters/tote bags with the book cover, or if someone you know has ever dressed up as it for Halloween, or has a tattoo of it, it probably counts as iconic. That is: the most iconic book covers exist as cultural artifacts that are attached to, but slightly separate from, the books they were designed for. (That’s an admittedly hazy threshold, but what isn’t these days?)
This is the best #marketing story of the month if not the year.
A random anime fan account on Twitter enthusiastically and sincerely recommended a #book they liked, “This is How You Lose the Time War” and now the book’s gone viral, it’s #3 on the Amazon book chart (general chart of ALL books) and the sales are going through the roof
Word of mouth and fan-based marketing on a silver platter wrapped in a silly viral package 😂
I sat next to Erik on the carriage’s leather seat, nestled in the crook of his arm, and sighed with contentment.
“My love,” he whispered, his lips grazing my forehead. “My wife.”
I had a realization then and sat up straight.
“Darling, what on earth are we going to do about clothes? I came with nothing but this dress and my reticule.”
His laugh was warm and throaty.
“My dear, there are advantages to knowing which modistes you favor, to say nothing of having friends who are willing to help me expend my funds. I think you will be pleased with the trousseau awaiting you.”
Bath, 1816. Clytemnestra Preston has become so terrified of life that she refuses to leave her room. Not even her family can convince her to take her place in Society again. Doctor Samuel Whittington, late of His Majesty's Army, may be her only chance for a cure ... and romance. Can Sam convince Clytie to open the door, and her heart?
At first, I was against them because I love physical books, and I didn't want e-readers to send libraries and bookstores the way of the dodo.
Clearly that hasn't happened. And now that I've met so many awesome self-pub'd authors here (and may self-pub myself someday soon), I feel I need to invest in one.
So I ask - which one is best? Is the Kindle still king, or has something else come out that's better?
I genuinely prefer the Kobo platform, although these days I use several different reader apps on an iPad. Kobo uses ePub, which is the format libraries use to lend books. I wore out two Kobos before getting an iPad, to the tune of about 5 years each ... and can't say enough good about them.
While Kindle seems to have a lock on the US market, Kobo is the more popular reader abroad.