tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30889172.post5770595311307304254..comments2023-09-09T09:24:20.533-04:00Comments on The Eye Of Loni's Storm: Same Cover, Different BooksLonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16248163148722597124noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30889172.post-57408091505328454582013-10-09T11:41:27.409-04:002013-10-09T11:41:27.409-04:00Interesting. Thanks for the links.Interesting. Thanks for the links.Lonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16248163148722597124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30889172.post-68547230936805987572013-10-08T13:25:29.116-04:002013-10-08T13:25:29.116-04:00Crazy, isn't it?
This is a stock photo. The c...Crazy, isn't it?<br /><br />This is a stock photo. The cover designer pays for a NON-exclusive license to use it, which means that other designers can legally license and use the same image. There's nothing an author can do to prevent it, and it could happen at any time after the first book is published. It's like a time bomb on the front of your book.<br /><br />This pair of models has become the subject of a cute list over at GoodReads because they've appeared on so many covers:<br /><br />https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/15049.That_Girl_Hot_Guy_from_the_Obsidian_Cover<br /><br />Of course, using the same models is one thing, but using the exact same photo is much worse. And it's not just that pair of covers, check this out:<br /><br />http://www.indiebooklauncher.com/resources-diy/gallery-of-clones.php<br /><br />Because stock photos are so cheap, a lot of designers are now using them so they can provide cheap covers to independent authors. It's making a lot of indie books look generic, which is really unfortunate.<br /><br />At least the Armentrout/Griscom covers have a different background and aren't identical. There are covers which are literally the exact same image, the only difference being the title text!<br />Saul Bottcherhttp://www.indiebooklauncher.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30889172.post-9804242885326473622013-01-12T14:25:47.829-05:002013-01-12T14:25:47.829-05:00I think it's terrible, but I also couldn't...I think it's terrible, but I also couldn't resist pointing it out. Shouldn't someone be checking for this sort of thing before the book is released?Lonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16248163148722597124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30889172.post-60743464466979695332013-01-11T20:05:38.154-05:002013-01-11T20:05:38.154-05:00Wow as an author I would be PISSED off by that. A...Wow as an author I would be PISSED off by that. And in the same month, isn't that just ridiculous.Marcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10136238772526246675noreply@blogger.com