by Deb
When I began writing the Dolls To Die For series, the only doll stories I knew about were horror dolls, the talking kind, slashers like Chucky. My dolls weren't going to talk, ever. My audience would be doll collectors, cozy lovers, readers who had one or two dolls that had been passed down through generations. My publisher worked hard to give my books the perfect covers that depicted my goals and they did a great job.
Before long my series was sold to a large print publisher. How exciting! I'd worked at my local library, taking books to outreach sites where aging readers would cluster around selections of large prints. Most of them couldn't read the small print of paperbacks. A whole new world had opened up for them with the publication of more and more books in a print format they could actually see.
(I really hope large print editions will be discovered by everyone as our society continues to age.)
The thing that surprised me the most was this: once a book is sold to large print, the new publisher changes the cover. All my books are in large print and all of them have different covers than the originals. And they are scarier covers. At least I think so. Like this one, which arrived yesterday from my publisher.
BTW, they aren't cheap. Large print editions are hardcovers and retail for around 25 bucks. Some booksellers stock them, or you can buy them online, or you can visit your library. If you know someone who could benefit from large print, think about giving one as a gift.
I have an extra copy of Dolly Departed in large print, so if you want one, tell me in the comment section and give me an email address to notify you if you win it. Then I'll pull a name from a hat, announce it next Wednesday, and send it out to you. But you have to promise to put it to good use!
9 comments:
I'd love to have your book in large print (cataracts) - and will pass it on to my local library if I win.
Deb, it is slightly creepy, though I think it has more to do with the font than the picture!
I love large print, because lots of times favorite paperback authors won't be carried by libraries--but their large print copies will...
I agree with you Deb it is creepy. Heather makes a good point about being carried by a library, too. Few libraries purchase new mass markets for circulation. I think your books would appeal to older readers, too, often the widest audience for large print. Is the Yooper series in LP too? I worked in a library for eight years through high school and college and I saw that LP collection grow. If I win the book I will give it to my grandmother, who loves to read, and appreciates large print books. After she finishes I will ask her to donate it to the public library, the same one I worked at growing up!
Yooper books number 2 and 3 are in LP. If you win, Dave, do I have to send the book to Timbuktu?
Isn't it neat to have two covers? Sometimes I love the love print covers and sometimes I wonder if anyone at the company has actually read the book!
Good idea to bring it to the library.
Isn't it neat to have two covers? Sometimes I love the love print covers and sometimes I wonder if anyone at the company has actually read the book!
Good idea to bring it to the library.
Yep, definitely a creepier cover for the large print version. I like the covers on the books of yours I own MUCH better. But to each his/her own.
I'd love to be part of the drawing. And I agree, your cover is pretty creepy.
I'll pass it on to a long term care facility after I'm done. The activities directors are always looking for great reads for their folks.
No--- Michigan! :-) Hahaha. I'll be back in late June for 6 wks.
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