I'm sure most of us book lovers collect series, or even just books by the same author. How important is it to you to have the covers match throughout the series?
I didn't think it mattered to me at all. The words inside were more important, right? But I've just recently discovered that it matters more than I thought. In May, I bought a copy of The Mysterious Howling, which is the first book in The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series by Maryrose Wood. This is the cover I have:
I didn't think it mattered to me at all. The words inside were more important, right? But I've just recently discovered that it matters more than I thought. In May, I bought a copy of The Mysterious Howling, which is the first book in The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series by Maryrose Wood. This is the cover I have:
Last month, my husband gave me $15 to spend on books on our Amazon order. I found a good deal on a hardcover book I wanted, and had about $4 to spare to buy the second book of the series, The Hidden Gallery. But at some point, the series had been reprinted and the covers had changed. I wanted the one that matched the first book that I already owned. It looks like this:
But for some reason, that version was about $10, while the reprinted edition was on sale for $3. The reprinted cover looks like this:
I went with the reprinted cover, because I couldn't justify spending seven more dollars on a book just for a different cover. I didn't think it would matter, until I got the book in the mail. I just like the original cover so much better - and I really want my books to match! - that I will probably end up buying that version at some point in the future. So I guess if I'm willing to buy a book twice just to have matching covers, then it matters way more than I thought it did.
So how about you? Do you want series covers to match, or are you okay with mismatched books?
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