![]() |
#61 |
Connoisseur
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 99
Karma: 433632
Join Date: Dec 2011
Device: iPad
|
It still matters, although the aesthetics are different.
But there's also less dependence on the cover art to attract the reader, as there's other factors that's just as readily apparent to the prospective consumer, like metadata. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#62 |
Guru
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 895
Karma: 4383958
Join Date: Nov 2007
Device: na
|
eBooks still need covers just as much as paper books do imo. When I browse an online store I scan covers, I know that isn't a fair way to judge the content of the book, but that's what I do
![]() The cover plays an important part in whether I'll buy a book. After buying though, I like seeing covers when I browse my book library and decide what to read next. I find it annoying when ebooks have a cover on the store yet the download comes with a dull "title" only generic cover. Thankfully calibre downloads new cover art easily enough that it's not really an issue. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#63 |
Wizard
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 1,717
Karma: 3790058
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: NYC
Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony 650
|
Oh no, I think I see the new "scannable thumbnail covers." Check out the covers on the upcoming Michael Crichton ebook releases:
http://www.amazon.com/Sphere-ebook/d...5186848&sr=1-1 Be sure to scroll down to "Customers Also Viewed" for more thumbnails. Nice big type so you can read the name in thumbnail format. I HATE THEM! (Not that the original Michael Crichton covers were all that great, but still....) eP |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#64 | |
Guru
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 895
Karma: 4383958
Join Date: Nov 2007
Device: na
|
Quote:
![]() As it happens, if I'd not already read most of his books, I wouldn't be too put off since I know I like his work. I'd have to replace the covers in calibre though, they look like a 60's hallucination. If it were an unknown author though, I'd probably pass straight on to the next nicer looking set of books :P |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#65 |
eBook Enthusiast
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 85,544
Karma: 93383099
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: UK
Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6
|
They do look kind of "60's tie-die", don't they?
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#66 | |
Grand Sorcerer
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 11,732
Karma: 128354696
Join Date: May 2009
Location: 26 kly from Sgr A*
Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000
|
Quote:
A gradient background, oversized text in a generic PD font, and you're good to go. Mind you, for that particular title, I would've just photographed a ball bearing. ![]() |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#67 |
Resident Curmudgeon
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 79,771
Karma: 145864619
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts
Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3
|
Since the publisher is giving us crappy generic covers, don't charge like we have a proper cover.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#68 | |
Are you gonna eat that?
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 1,633
Karma: 23215128
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Phillipsburg, NJ
Device: Kindle 3, Nook STG
|
Quote:
|
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#69 |
Maria Schneider
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 3,746
Karma: 26439330
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Near Austin, Texas
Device: 3g Kindle Keyboard
|
I gotta agree with this. They used to pay artists to do original artwork. Then they paid artists to work with photoshopped photos to sometimes-not-always- get original looking artwork. Now? I wonder if they sometimes pay some poor editor to throw together a few power point slides and hope the colors don't clash...
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#70 |
Groupie
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 189
Karma: 1125536
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: CA
Device: Sony PRS-350 1 Pink 1 Silver Paperwhite Kindle
|
I do the same thing there are so many to look at that I scan through them and when a cover catches my attention I look further into it to see if I want to read it.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#71 |
Fanatic
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 513
Karma: 2644386
Join Date: Apr 2012
Device: iPhone, Kindle Touch
|
I hope book covers aren't dead. Despite the old saying, I can and do choose not to buy books if their covers look as if all of five minutes were spent on designing them.
Book covers may not make much of a visual impact on eInk devices, but they are nice to have for reading apps on phones, tablets and the like. I'm sure many of us read on more than one device. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#72 |
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. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#73 |
affordable chipmunk
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 1,290
Karma: 9863855
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Brazil
Device: Sony XPeria ZL, Kindle Paperwhite
|
Don't judge a book by its cover, indeed.
Good grief, it's finally a mortuary mask for dead trees... |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#74 | |
Junior Member
![]() Posts: 2
Karma: 10
Join Date: Apr 2012
Device: none
|
![]() Quote:
![]() ![]() ![]() |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#75 |
Wizard
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posts: 1,717
Karma: 3790058
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: NYC
Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony 650
|
Here's a nice article on the topic of "is the book cover dead?" but it takes a positive, "where do we go from here?" spin:
http://craigmod.com/journal/hack_the_cover/ eP |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
|
![]() |
||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Free book (Kindle/Nook/Christian Book) - The Dead Saint [Christian Thriller] | ATDrake | Deals and Resources (No Self-Promotion or Affiliate Links) | 10 | 07-30-2012 10:55 PM |
Your Dead Tree Book Shelves? | covingtoncat73 | Lounge | 17 | 05-03-2011 12:52 PM |
PRS-700 Dead e-book (no, really) | Hangebokhan | Sony Reader | 2 | 12-29-2010 06:16 PM |
Seriously thoughtful Book of the Dead . | GeoffC | Lounge | 9 | 11-04-2010 03:48 PM |
Suspense book Dead Simple $2.99 (US) | NightBird | Deals and Resources (No Self-Promotion or Affiliate Links) | 1 | 09-24-2010 07:45 AM |