tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post5584480303800257954..comments2024-03-18T14:06:44.254+00:00Comments on LIZ FIELDING: Riva is back...Liz Fieldinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10464889663853976327noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-6124046214514677882012-08-17T23:13:36.808+01:002012-08-17T23:13:36.808+01:00Hi Liz:
Harlequin and Mills & Boon have had a...<b>Hi Liz:</b><br /><br />Harlequin and Mills & Boon have had among the best marketing people since their inception. When they do something different it is worth checking it. <br /><br /><b>When you wrote:</b><br /><br /><i> “In fact some of the books in this group are new, some are not and this is test launch to gauge customers reaction to them in the retail market. It was a question of Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12707773426729777989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-81755457263058689392012-08-17T09:22:46.375+01:002012-08-17T09:22:46.375+01:00Loath the new covers. Too retro and reminds me of ...Loath the new covers. Too retro and reminds me of all those 50s/60s ads of housewives standing in a kitchen or pushing a hoover, their life centered on servicing their man. The 50/50 covers were contemporary and hinted at independent, sassy women which was appropriate for the line. Why the need for a rebrand and so soon?Incy Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11601008680166756610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-77735345213818146742012-08-16T12:49:43.642+01:002012-08-16T12:49:43.642+01:00jane Linfoot writes:
I like Liz's cover - es...jane Linfoot writes:<br /><br />I like Liz's cover - especially the print on the dress<br /><br />The retro fifties style - reminds me of my parents' Salad Days record cover, as well as all the chick lit people are mentioning.<br /><br />Some of the 50/50 covers were great, but others were truly awful. But somehow they seemed more in line with the brand image. Perhaps marketing are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-47011402508268461922012-08-16T09:42:38.504+01:002012-08-16T09:42:38.504+01:00I don't mind the new ones. They look more vibr...I don't mind the new ones. They look more vibrant on the shelves than online. I did like the 50/50 too but some were nicer than others.Lacey Devlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05716109142743069204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-67440193199793094202012-08-16T07:08:56.273+01:002012-08-16T07:08:56.273+01:00PS Meant to say, Vince, that I loved Maeve Binchy&...PS Meant to say, Vince, that I loved Maeve Binchy's Evening Class, too. God bless her.Liz Fieldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10464889663853976327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-14964140876967810232012-08-16T07:08:02.482+01:002012-08-16T07:08:02.482+01:00Thanks for your comments, everyone. I will be pass...Thanks for your comments, everyone. I will be passing them on to M&B since they do want feedback. You can make your opinions known on their FB page, too if you feel strongly enough about it.<br /><br />Thanks for such a detailed opinion, Vince. In fact some of the books in this group are new, some are not and this is test launch to gauge customers reaction to them in the retail market. It wasLiz Fieldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10464889663853976327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-58739741317940736582012-08-15T22:36:09.431+01:002012-08-15T22:36:09.431+01:00Hi Liz:
You’ve now had at least four different co...<b>Hi Liz:</b><br /><br />You’ve now had at least four different covers for <i>“Flirting With Italian”</i> in the English language alone. <br /><br />I have three of the different covers featured on my review of <i>“Flirting With Italian”.</i> Feel free to download them from my site if you want to show them all here in one place.<br /><br />Here is the headline for that review:<br /><br /><b>Is <Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12707773426729777989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-33303022467916549412012-08-15T21:36:18.698+01:002012-08-15T21:36:18.698+01:00I liked the 50/50 covers as well - they were fresh...I liked the 50/50 covers as well - they were fresh but still distinctive. With these new covers apart from them not being particularly 'modern', they also don't shout out a brand and I think they will just merge in with all the other books including rom-com and chick-lit. I don't hate the new covers, but they don't reach out and grab me either!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06150396615203179461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-53069592301996497362012-08-15T20:41:09.332+01:002012-08-15T20:41:09.332+01:00I loved the 50/50 diagonal covers and I'm real...I loved the 50/50 diagonal covers and I'm really glad that's the copy of "Flirting with Italian" that I have.<br /><br />While I don't dislike the new covers, the new illustrated versions just don't appeal to me. As Aurelia said, they seem a bit out-datedd rather than trendy and now.Romy Sommerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14989655739656698541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-3779782580932313472012-08-15T19:29:36.031+01:002012-08-15T19:29:36.031+01:00A-ha, it's just come to me. I knew they remind...A-ha, it's just come to me. I knew they reminded me of something else but I couldn't put my finger on it... they are just the like the covers on the free books I used to get with Cosmo magazine sometimes back in the 90's.<br /><br />Maybe I'm just a grump though? o_OAurelia B Rowlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17679519080629201534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098811.post-28755474037128040522012-08-15T18:52:28.585+01:002012-08-15T18:52:28.585+01:00I do like the cover styles but I'm not really ...I do like the cover styles but I'm not really a fan unfortunately when it comes to M&B books. <br /><br />They strike me as very chick-lit and rom-com, marketed towards a younger audience like 20-something, and they are not unlike the Wendy Holden covers from over a decade ago. They certainly don't speak to me as a romance novel and I miss having a real person on the front. <br /><br Aurelia B Rowlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17679519080629201534noreply@blogger.com