£161.50

This is the most expensive it has ever been. Walk away.

£162 today · previous high £162 · all-time low £150

Routledge Judging a Book by Its Cover: Fans, Publishers, Designers, and the Marketing of Fiction

Amazon

Price History & Forecast

Grey patches = out of stock. Cheaper = lower on the chart. Hover for exact prices.

Last 27 days · 27 data points (no recent data)

Historical
Generating forecast…
£161.50 £148.39 £151.25 £154.11 £156.97 £159.83 £162.69 25 July 2026 31 July 2026 07 August 2026 13 August 2026 20 August 2026
View at Amazon ↗

Price data last checked 64 day(s) ago - refreshing...

NEW HERE?

Amazon shows you one price. We show you all of them.

Tosheroon watches Amazon prices so you don't have to. Every product on Amazon has a price history — we make it visible. Set the price you'd actually pay, and we'll email you the second it gets there. No app, no account, one email.

WHAT'S ON THIS PAGE

↑ Price chart
when this has been cheap or pricey
↑ Forecast
where the price is heading next
↓ Statistics
all-time high & low, recent range
↑ Price alert
name your number, we'll email you

Price Distribution

Price distribution over 27 days • 2 price levels

Days at Price
Current Price
10 days 17 days · current 0 4 9 13 17 £150 £162 Days at Price

Price Analysis

Most common price: £162 (17 days, 63.0%)

Price range: £150 - £162

Price levels: 2 different prices over 27 days

Description

How do books attract their readers? This collection takes a closer look at book covers and their role in promoting sales and shaping readers' responses. Judging a Book by Its Cover brings together leading scholars, many with experience in the publishing industry, who examine the marketing of popular fiction across the twentieth century and beyond. Using case studies, and grounding their discussions historically and methodologically, the contributors address key themes in contemporary media, literary, publishing, and business studies related to globalisation, the correlation between text and image, identity politics, and reader reception. Topics include book covers and the internet bookstore; the links between books, the music industry, and film; literary prizes and the selling of books; subcultures and sales of young adult fiction; the cover as a signifier of literary value; and the marketing of ethnicity and lesbian pulp fiction. This exciting collection opens a new field of enquiry for scholars of book history, literature, media and communication studies, marketing, and cultural studies.

Product Specifications

Format
hardcover
Domain
Amazon UK
Release Date
28 November 2007
Listed Since
03 July 2007

Barcode

No barcode data available

Similar Products You Might Like

The Book Publishing Industry
95% match

The Book Publishing Industry

Routledge

£63.73 22 Sep 2026
The Book Publishing Industry
95% match

The Book Publishing Industry

Routledge

£152.33 22 Sep 2026
The New Russian Book: A Graphic Cultural History (New Directions in Book History)
95% match

The New Russian Book: A Graphic Cultural History (New Directions in Book History)

Palgrave

£92.80 17 Sep 2026
The History of the Book in the West: 19142000: Volume V (The History of the Book in the West: A Library of Critical Essays)
95% match

The History of the Book in the West: 19142000: Volume V (The History of the Book in the West: A Library of Critical Essays)

Routledge

£197.15 24 Sep 2026
Social Reading Cultures on BookTube, Bookstagram, and BookTok
95% match

Social Reading Cultures on BookTube, Bookstagram, and BookTok

Routledge

£33.69 04 Sep 2026
Buchwissenschaft in Deutschland: Handbuch Band 1+2
95% match

Buchwissenschaft in Deutschland: Handbuch Band 1+2

De Gruyter

Price unavailable
The Rise of the Modernist Bookshop: Books and the Commerce of Culture in the Twentieth Century (Studies in Publishing History: Manuscript, Print, Digital)
95% match

The Rise of the Modernist Bookshop: Books and the Commerce of Culture in the Twentieth Century (Studies in Publishing History: Manuscript, Print, Digital)

Routledge

£117.50 01 Oct 2026
What is the History of the Book?
95% match

What is the History of the Book?

Polity

£41.74 05 Oct 2026
The Future of the Book in the Digital Age
95% match

The Future of the Book in the Digital Age

Elsevier

£47.99 10 Sep 2026
Directory of Publishing 2008: United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland (Directory)
95% match

Directory of Publishing 2008: United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland (Directory)

Bloomsbury

£170.00 06 Sep 2026
Book Markets in Mediterranean Europe and Latin America: Institutions and Strategies (15th-18th Centuries) (New Directions in Book History)
95% match

Book Markets in Mediterranean Europe and Latin America: Institutions and Strategies (15th-18th Centuries) (New Directions in Book History)

MACMILLAN

£120.83 15 Aug 2026
Refresh the Book: On the Hybrid Nature of the Book in the Age of Electronic Publishing: 41 (Critical Studies, 41)
95% match

Refresh the Book: On the Hybrid Nature of the Book in the Age of Electronic Publishing: 41 (Critical Studies, 41)

Brill

£99.00 24 Sep 2026
Books and Social Media: How the Digital Age is Shaping the Printed Word
95% match

Books and Social Media: How the Digital Age is Shaping the Printed Word

Routledge

£38.99 07 Oct 2026
Consuming Books: The Marketing and Consumption of Literature (Routledge Interpretive Marketing Research)
95% match

Consuming Books: The Marketing and Consumption of Literature (Routledge Interpretive Marketing Research)

Routledge

£120.78 14 Aug 2026
The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain: Volume 7
95% match

The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain: Volume 7

Cambridge University Press

£146.39 11 Aug 2026
The Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction
95% match

The Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction

ALA Editions

£52.00 30 Sep 2026
Pink Cherries Bows Book Sleeve - Cotton Fabric Book Cover
95% match

Pink Cherries Bows Book Sleeve - Cotton Fabric Book Cover

Generic

Price unavailable
Literature for Today's Young Adults: Pearson New International Edition
95% match

Literature for Today's Young Adults: Pearson New International Edition

PEARSON EDUCATION

£64.99 17 Sep 2026
Reading Beyond the Book: Literary Culture & Shared Reading Practices
95% match

Reading Beyond the Book: Literary Culture & Shared Reading Practices

Routledge

£151.26 11 Oct 2026
Liu Ye: The Book Paintings
95% match

Liu Ye: The Book Paintings

David Zwirner Books

£29.05 05 Oct 2026
The Fight against Book Bans: Perspectives from the Field
95% match

The Fight against Book Bans: Perspectives from the Field

Bloomsbury

£44.99 14 Oct 2026
Literary Fiction Tourism: Understanding the Practice of Fiction-Inspired Travel (Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility)
95% match

Literary Fiction Tourism: Understanding the Practice of Fiction-Inspired Travel (Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility)

Routledge

£162.08 21 Oct 2026
ABHB Annual Bibliography of the History of the Printed Book and Libraries: Volume 14: Publications of 1983 and additions from the preceeding years
95% match

ABHB Annual Bibliography of the History of the Printed Book and Libraries: Volume 14: Publications of 1983 and additions from the preceeding years

Springer

£161.49 14 Oct 2026
The Book History Reader
95% match

The Book History Reader

Routledge

£46.99 10 Sep 2026