Bob rates the poker-book covers - Page 2

deacsoft · #11 08-05-2005, 11:08 AM

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what about play poker like the pros

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See also: PPLTP

King Yao · #12 08-05-2005, 12:12 PM

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Weighing the Odds - 9. I think this cover is quite good. Professional design. Surprising to me coming from Pi Yee press (Professional Blackjack and Sharp Sports Betting both rate about a 3 in cover-design imo)

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Thanks! When discussing the cover, I told Stanford that I thought his other covers sucked. Since poker is a bigger market, the cover is going to matter more. I'm glad he was able to find a great designer. I'm very happy with it.

dragon14 · #13 08-05-2005, 05:29 PM

I have to agree with Bob here. Out of 20 poker books I've owned the best cover far and away was King Yao's book. The only other cover I liked was Ciaffone's Improve Your Poker.

MicroBob · #14 08-05-2005, 07:55 PM

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I told Stanford that I thought his other covers sucked.

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and that's putting it mildly (amazingly enough)

istewart · #15 08-05-2005, 08:17 PM

Dude, where is TPFAP on this list? It looks like it's made out of velvet. 10.

MicroBob · #16 08-05-2005, 09:58 PM

Good call.
forgot about that one.

I'm looking at both TPFAP and SSHE right now side by side.

I think the color for TPFAP is kind of classy.

since SSHE is a 4 I'm going to give TPFAP a 4.5 (although the 'WINNER' at the base of the little trophy is not so hot)

istewart · #17 08-05-2005, 10:02 PM

I like the HLSGFAP cover. 7CSFAP is beyond gay.

MicroBob · #18 08-05-2005, 10:17 PM

I don't have either.
I don't know what HLSGFAP is.

I suspect you might be kind of joking in that perhaps these two covers looks identical??

Sniper · #19 08-05-2005, 10:31 PM

Bob,

Given your criticism of book covers, how about some constructive advice for the publishers...

What in your opinion would a 10 book cover look like?

MicroBob · #20 08-05-2005, 10:59 PM

Pretty much like the cover of King Yao's book.
That's close enough to a 10 imo.

I did specifically mention that I thought SS2 would have been better with pics of their famous authors.

If I see or think of any book-covers that I like (poker or not) I'll mention them too.
Right now I don't have any specific recommendations....and I wouldn't know how to describe my recommendations very well anyway.

I pretty much can boil it down to:
King Yao's cover = good
typical 2+2 covers = bad

just my opinion. Other may really dislike the King Yao cover while thinking that the more simple (and consistent) 2+2 covers actually better serve their purpose.