1. IMAGINARY LIBRARY BOOK COVERS/JACKETS

2. Recognising the name of the author; The author’s previous publications; The book is part of a series one is reading; The book is on a bestseller list; Recommendation of a friend or relative; Positive reviews in the media; WHAT MIGHT INFLUENCE OUR PURCHASE DECISIONS?

3. Having watched a film based on the book; Having watched a promotional book trailer; Compelling title; Description on the back cover or inside flaps; The overall design of the book cover; (…). WHAT MIGHT INFLUENCE OUR PURCHASE DECISIONS?

4. BOOK COVERS : PURPOSE  To protect the pages inside the book  To indicate the content  To entice potential readers to open the book and/or purchase a copy

5. STANDARD BOOK COVER Front cover Spine Back cover

6. BOOK JACKET Front coverSpineBack coverInside flaps

7. THE FRONT COVER Author’s name Title (plus subtitle, where required) Illustrations/Photographs Publishing company name or logo A short testimonial or endorsement Series title Number of the edition

8. THE BACK COVER Brief synopsis of the book Extracts from positive reviews of the book Barcode with ISBN/Price Publishing company name or logo Author’s picture and short biography Bullet-point breakdown of issues covered Credits to the cover designer or illustrator

9. THE SPINE Author’s name Name of the book Publishing company name or logo

10. INSIDE FLAPS Information about the author List of previous publications Book description Reviewers’ quotes Bullet-point breakdown of issues covered

11. “ To write vast books is a laborious nonsense, much better is to offer a summary as if those books actually existed.” Jorge Luis Borges NOW LET’S CREATE OUR IMAGINARY LIBRARY!