RosettaBooks started 2001 with a lineup of out-of-print backlist books (books fans wanted but the publishers let go out of print) with a reputation of paying the authors good royalties.
For the rerelease of The Midwich Cuckoos RosettaBooks has used this cover art (c)2000. I bought the mainstream paperback tie-in when the original movie version Village of the Damned came out 1960 (1957 novel). Very gripping and timeless author, like H.G. Wells or Jules Verne. Too bad they aren’t trying for a new generation of readers with a catchier cover.
I think they sell books to people who know the title and author they are looking for. They are not trying to catch the eye of a browsing buyer in the local bookstore. Their covers are minimalist and their cover for Arthur C Clarke’s Childhood’s End is also … well … dull.
RosettaBooks started 2001 with a lineup of out-of-print backlist books (books fans wanted but the publishers let go out of print) with a reputation of paying the authors good royalties.
For the rerelease of The Midwich Cuckoos RosettaBooks has used this cover art (c)2000. I bought the mainstream paperback tie-in when the original movie version Village of the Damned came out 1960 (1957 novel). Very gripping and timeless author, like H.G. Wells or Jules Verne. Too bad they aren’t trying for a new generation of readers with a catchier cover.
I think they sell books to people who know the title and author they are looking for. They are not trying to catch the eye of a browsing buyer in the local bookstore. Their covers are minimalist and their cover for Arthur C Clarke’s Childhood’s End is also … well … dull.
…Just seen their Vonnegut covers. Damn, they’ve bought an illustration and are determined to get their money’s worth out of it…