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Jed Fisher · 04-26-2012, 06:02 AM

Digital book covers are fine with me. However, I do enjoy the cover art of trade paperbacks and the dust covers of hardbound books. But the printed word, in the form of pBooks, has survived the advent of chalk boards, radio, television, and the internet. There is no reason to think pbooks will now dry up and blow away.
The recent success of ebooks came from their ability to more closely mimic pbooks. The Amazon kindle with its ‘page’ that looked enough like a printed page to be read outdoors in sunlight, that’s what boosted the popularity of ebooks.
As things develop, the ebooks will be better able to imitate, or more closely reproduce, the experience of reading a printed book.
And that means giving a better facsimile of the cover.
I say no, the book cover is not dead. It’s about to be re-born, and the sooner the better.

04-26-2012, 06:02 AM	#72
Jed Fisher Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Oklahoma Device: Kindle	Digital book covers are fine with me. However, I do enjoy the cover art of trade paperbacks and the dust covers of hardbound books. But the printed word, in the form of pBooks, has survived the advent of chalk boards, radio, television, and the internet. There is no reason to think pbooks will now dry up and blow away. The recent success of ebooks came from their ability to more closely mimic pbooks. The Amazon kindle with its ‘page’ that looked enough like a printed page to be read outdoors in sunlight, that’s what boosted the popularity of ebooks. As things develop, the ebooks will be better able to imitate, or more closely reproduce, the experience of reading a printed book. And that means giving a better facsimile of the cover. I say no, the book cover is not dead. It’s about to be re-born, and the sooner the better. Last edited by Jed Fisher; 04-26-2012 at 06:05 AM.