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It now rests face-out as the focal point of my personal library.
MIND MELD: Books That Hold Special Places in Our Hearts and On Our Shelves 2009
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The Lovecraft books were on the second shelf of a case in science fiction, just at chest-height, all turned face-out.
MIND MELD: Books That Hold Special Places in Our Hearts and On Our Shelves 2009
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Shorn is an interesting title so I could be persuaded to pick it up, though not if it was face-out.
Books Received for July 2008, Week 1 (Pick Your Favorite Cover!) 2008
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For some books, face-out on the shelf is enough; others take more work.
Hard books and awards Roger Sutton 2008
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Put color on the cover, give it a face-out in the YA section and if the jacket flap makes it sound interesting, we'll buy it.
New Year, New Season, Same Old WTF Editorial Anonymous 2010
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Standard-bearers are leading the way in publishing, too, with literary authors proven capable of moving units getting all the face-out placements at Barnes & Noble.
Dear Reader 2009
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Standard-bearers are leading the way in publishing, too, with literary authors proven capable of moving units getting all the face-out placements at Barnes & Noble.
Dear Reader 2009
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Second, because signed books are often displayed face-out, which sells more books.
Archive 2009-05-19 Joe Konrath 2009
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Funnily, we went to a YA bookshop a few months into writing The Real Real only to discover that all the books that had earned the honor of "face-out" display were the same books we read twenty years ago.
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Standard-bearers are leading the way in publishing, too, with literary authors proven capable of moving units getting all the face-out placements at Barnes & Noble.
Dear Reader 2009
reesetee commented on the word face-out
Pretty much what it sounds like: a book display in which the front cover of a book (rather than the spine) is facing out. If you're a bookseller looking to move a book or an author hoping to sell more of your title, you'll want your books face-out.
October 24, 2007