tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post8096487960077619290..comments2023-12-07T09:29:21.331-05:00Comments on Just Janga: Covering the CoversJangahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-44032385028712019952010-10-24T05:58:18.853-04:002010-10-24T05:58:18.853-04:00Janga, My Grand is only allowed on the off-line co...Janga, My Grand is only allowed on the off-line computer, where I store my books.<br /><br />She is forbidden to use the on-line machine on pain of death, or more precisely, no more choc ices, ever!<br /><br />Your on-line worries are well justified though.<br />For the on-line machine,I am thinking of writing a script which will run on start up and display a banner stating 'NAUGHTY! GRANDPA IS WATCHING YOU'<br /><br />As a second line of defense, I also use a broad band modem that requires a password to go on-line. If she breaks through that I will be very impressed! *grin*<br /><br />I reckon on-line protection is the parents worry. I have enough problems!Quantumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08686409685564115213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-29360732068422571092010-10-23T22:52:42.613-04:002010-10-23T22:52:42.613-04:00Q, I have even more concerns about what they find ...Q, I have even more concerns about what they find on the computer than I do about romance covers. We have strict rules with the oldest about YouTube, for example, and we're just as strict with the boys about online games. The eight-year-old and I had a long discussion two weeks ago about why a game that involves killing with a bow and arrow <b>is</b> a violent game.Jangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-57459661074737860592010-10-23T22:46:25.347-04:002010-10-23T22:46:25.347-04:00Manda, I can certainly understand your point of vi...Manda, I can certainly understand your point of view. Here's hoping you get a gorgeous, sexy cover that will attract multitudes of reader! <br /><br />I think the JAL cover was magnetic on the shelves, and since she's a favorite author that I love to see sell well, I'm happy for her. But I did put a cover on that one until I shelve it with my other JAL books. The 11-year-old is old enough to have questions about connections between the cover and the content. I was reading my mother's romance novels when I was her age, but there's a world of difference between what I read now and what my mother was reading then.Jangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-37242986218762954182010-10-23T22:35:42.638-04:002010-10-23T22:35:42.638-04:00Nishienush, thanks for stopping by. I really want ...Nishienush, thanks for stopping by. I really want an ereader. Maybe I'll get one for Christmas. But I'm not sure one will completely solve my problem because, as I have discovered with the ebooks I've read on my computer, I'll still want paper copies of my keepers.Jangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-44986912612887514542010-10-23T22:32:06.013-04:002010-10-23T22:32:06.013-04:00Thanks, Donna. So you are among the clinch fans? Y...Thanks, Donna. So you are among the clinch fans? You have a lot of vocal company. :) <br /><br />Funnily enough, it's the home reading that's giving me the most concern about covers. That's where the eyes and questioning minds of the little ones are. :)Jangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-1567618122150542382010-10-23T12:37:17.861-04:002010-10-23T12:37:17.861-04:00I'm with Nushienush. No worries when you use e...I'm with Nushienush. No worries when you use electronic books!<br /><br />I do store all my books on a PC though, and my Grand is starting to play with the machine, focusing mainly on some games at the moment. I am now wondering whether I should hide any 'hot' ones in an encrypted area to avoid her stumbling on something embarrassing.<br /><br />But yesterday she startled me, telling me about stuff that the school 'naughty boy' had been telling her and I'm the one who felt embarrassed! I'm really not sure about this one .... will have to ponder on it. But I'll probably play safe.<br /><br />Manda, I think the most enticing covers are the one's that hint at some sexy content without being blatant. I remember Toni Blake's 'One reckless summer' showed an empty deck chair with a bikini top hanging from it. Sizzlingly irresistible. Both cover and content!Quantumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08686409685564115213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-76013579684934436432010-10-23T11:56:28.776-04:002010-10-23T11:56:28.776-04:00Great cover retrospective, Janga! I still have som...Great cover retrospective, Janga! I still have some of those on my keeper shelf as well.<br /><br />I'm of two minds on the clinch covers. When I first started reading romance, I was not a fan of the clinch. Mostly because my family are not readers anyway and they had the usual prejudices against romance. So reading a romance with a super sexy clinch in front of my grandparents, for instance, was not quite comfortable. And like many readers I thought the covers were misleading. I once opined that the tamest books always had the sexiest covers. And the sexiest books had the mildest covers. (Which holds true for your Toni Blake example--not sure I'd call the JAL or the Anne Mallory mild though;)<br /><br />As I've gotten older, and bolder, I am less worried about the covers. And I've slowly gotten to like the sexy covers. I think the cover for I Kissed an Earl is gorgeous. But I can definitely see why you wouldn't want the grands questioning you about that one. <br /><br />As a pre-pub author, I have to say that I want a sexy cover for my book if that means it will be more likely to sell. Which might be mercenary of me, but there it is. Mostly, though I want a cover that accurately reflects the book. I won't say more, lest I anger the cover gods....<br /><br />Great blog, as usual.Manda Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08475160122055747639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-73290388726721484082010-10-22T17:29:54.055-04:002010-10-22T17:29:54.055-04:00Janga, my favorite thing about my ebook reader is ...Janga, my favorite thing about my ebook reader is that no one has any idea what I'm reading! no embarrassing covers, no awkward moments of explaining your choice of reading material to strangers, etc.<br />So if I were still reading paperbacks, I'd definitely go for the covers--not because I'm ashamed of reading what I read, but because of some of the (vulgar) covers.Nushienushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18351746643476349152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-83843825276413270082010-10-22T17:24:52.412-04:002010-10-22T17:24:52.412-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Nushienushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18351746643476349152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-65521292178997066762010-10-21T19:59:29.211-04:002010-10-21T19:59:29.211-04:00Janga, that's a great retrospective of covers!...Janga, that's a great retrospective of covers!<br /><br />I generally read at home, so I haven't had to hear any comments from anyone about the covers or my choice of reading material. LOL I do enjoy the clinch covers, and the naked male chest ones. :) But I spend my time reading the story, not gazing at the cover. LOL<br /><br />DonnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com