Hack the cover!

VydorScope · 05-28-2012, 09:22 AM

Interesting, but LONG, article on the death of te book cover in the E-Book age:

http://craigmod.com/journal/hack_the_cover/

gmw · 05-28-2012, 10:01 AM

A fascinating read, I loved his examples and his ideas of how the "cover" could be integrated through ebooks. Thanks for the link.

dadioflex · 05-29-2012, 10:06 AM

Didn't make it very far through that article. I expect it's more efficient for me to simply disagree with him regardless of his point, rather than plow through the article and end up hating him because of the way he makes it.

Steven Lyle Jordan · 05-30-2012, 08:33 AM

The major points of the article are that covers need to evolve to the digital space, as they are now in general smaller and simpler, displayed on screens as opposed to shelves, no longer required as a dust jacket, and can be altered as often as desired. All valid points, I think.

Steven Lyle Jordan · 06-02-2012, 08:47 AM

I glanced through the article again, and I reiterate that it has some good points. I've already accommodated my covers to the thumbnail aspect, making sure they are legible at smaller sizes. I haven't given up on the traditional book dimensions, if for no other reason than that those dimensions evoke a book to most people, and I want the public to immediately know what I'm offering.

It's funny, though: I'm so used to seeing more text on most covers (the tiny promotional lines, the imprint logos, the price listing, etc) that covers without them often seem... lacking. Like they are not true book covers at all. I suppose that will take further getting used to.

Freeshadow · 06-04-2012, 11:18 AM

What about just putting a flock of little birds on?
Duck for cover just can't be wrong

05-28-2012, 09:22 AM	#1
VydorScope Wizard Posts: 3,418 Karma: 35207650 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: iPad	Hack the cover! Interesting, but LONG, article on the death of te book cover in the E-Book age: http://craigmod.com/journal/hack_the_cover/

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05-28-2012, 10:01 AM	#2
gmw cacoethes scribendi Posts: 5,818 Karma: 137770742 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Aura One & H2Ov2, Sony PRS-650	A fascinating read, I loved his examples and his ideas of how the "cover" could be integrated through ebooks. Thanks for the link.

05-29-2012, 10:06 AM	#3
dadioflex Dyslexic Count Posts: 526 Karma: 5041991 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Palm TX, Advent Vega, iPad, iPod Touch, Kindle	Didn't make it very far through that article. I expect it's more efficient for me to simply disagree with him regardless of his point, rather than plow through the article and end up hating him because of the way he makes it.

05-30-2012, 08:33 AM	#4
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	The major points of the article are that covers need to evolve to the digital space, as they are now in general smaller and simpler, displayed on screens as opposed to shelves, no longer required as a dust jacket, and can be altered as often as desired. All valid points, I think.

06-02-2012, 08:47 AM	#5
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	I glanced through the article again, and I reiterate that it has some good points. I've already accommodated my covers to the thumbnail aspect, making sure they are legible at smaller sizes. I haven't given up on the traditional book dimensions, if for no other reason than that those dimensions evoke a book to most people, and I want the public to immediately know what I'm offering. It's funny, though: I'm so used to seeing more text on most covers (the tiny promotional lines, the imprint logos, the price listing, etc) that covers without them often seem... lacking. Like they are not true book covers at all. I suppose that will take further getting used to.

06-04-2012, 11:18 AM	#6
Freeshadow temp. out of service Posts: 2,815 Karma: 24285242 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Duisburg (DE) Device: PB 623	What about just putting a flock of little birds on? Duck for cover just can't be wrong

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