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khalleron · 10-05-2009, 06:28 PM

Well, I do remember when CDs first became popular, and people bemoaned the loss of the great album cover art, so that is nothing new.

But then most authors I know bemoan their own lack of control over their cover art (I know one who referred to the European cover of one of her books as "the Pillsbury Nazgul". Although atrocious book covers seem to be mainly a SciFi, and perhaps a Romance, kind of thing.

Good Lord, remember Daw? Those covers were almost all completely awful - but it didn't stop me from reading a fair number of them.

So, cover art? Good when it's good, but it seldom is, and it's the words that matter anyhow.

10-05-2009, 06:28 PM	#3
khalleron Kate Posts: 1,700 Karma: 3605799 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Oregon, United States Device: MeeBook, Kobo Libra Colour	Well, I do remember when CDs first became popular, and people bemoaned the loss of the great album cover art, so that is nothing new. But then most authors I know bemoan their own lack of control over their cover art (I know one who referred to the European cover of one of her books as "the Pillsbury Nazgul". Although atrocious book covers seem to be mainly a SciFi, and perhaps a Romance, kind of thing. Good Lord, remember Daw? Those covers were almost all completely awful - but it didn't stop me from reading a fair number of them. So, cover art? Good when it's good, but it seldom is, and it's the words that matter anyhow.