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Originally Posted by Jaden
"Visual" people that like to look at something beautiful? Hope that helps. 
I don't "whin(g)e" about it just because I said I don't like it. It's nothing I can't live with, but still I think it's anything but pretty.
Also I don't spend my time gazing adoringly at the sleep/power off screen. I'd rather read. But a pretty cover is a plus - if it wasn't, no publisher would spend any time to design something special. We'd all get black text on white for every book. |
For me, the beauty lies in being able to put text on the page with a selection of fonts, sizes, styles, etc. The sleep/power off covers? I never look at them since they only show up when I am not using the reader.
Perhaps 'whinge' was going a bit overboard. On second thought, I could have been more diplomatic and had them looking forward to the trip.
"Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness." Otto von Bismarck
I've seen many a ghodawful book with a beautiful cover. I've seen great books with lousy covers. Perhaps showing my lack of visual orientation but I seldom make a decision to purchase a book based on the cover. Admittedly I do get a chuckle out of the sheer number of covers where you are forced to the conclusion that not only did the cover artist not read one word in the book but that its entirely possible that they have never read any books.
The book I am currently (for the next couple of hours, at least) reading has no illustrations - when it was originally published, woodcuts were state of the art. The text however is still very relevant in this century.
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3420
It brings back memories of when I originally read the book in those distant years when I was attending university and the second wave of the feminist movement in North America was strong on campus.
Regards,
David