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Old 09-12-2009, 10:02 PM   #16
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I was always told that one should never be seen reading a paperback with an embossed cover, because only proles read such things. Fortunately, this is not an issue with ebooks.
And then you have all the snobbery tied into the different sizes of paperbacks, and whether or not you're reading a paperback or hardback!
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Hmm... I guess the equivalent with e-books would be animated covers...
I have been tempted...

But then I figured, I'd concentrate on creating manuscripts where some words are only visible at certain phases of the moon, and change the story completely...
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And then you have all the snobbery tied into the different sizes of paperbacks, and whether or not you're reading a paperback or hardback!
Round here it's enough to be seen with a REAL BOOK! Meaning, something not newspaper/magaziney. Even if it has embossed writing AND a naked female on the cover.
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Old 09-14-2009, 07:00 PM   #19
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Hmm... I guess the equivalent with e-books would be animated covers...
Silly part is - I really like the idea. Even more, what about an intro trailer with sound instead of an inanimate cover?
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I'm a person who usually goes for book series, and recommendations (if you like this then you should read....). But I was hooked in by the cover of "Armageddon the musical" by Rankin. But then I was also hooked in by the cover of "Tits-out Teenage Terror Totty" by Stephen Wells, especially as it had the comment by Irvine Welsh of "F*cking Brilliant".

I wish I had bought more of the books by this publisher.
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But I was hooked in by the cover of "Armageddon the musical" by Rankin.
Was that the one with a Shoe with Wings (Blue Suede IIRC). Rankin does all of the cover designs himself
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Silly part is - I really like the idea. Even more, what about an intro trailer with sound instead of an inanimate cover?
They usually call that a "commercial."

Bum-pah-bum-pah-bum-pah-bum-pah...

In a land where men are men and women make fun of them... comes a hero from the East... falsely accused... hounded by his enemies... who must now make his way in the strange, exotic land of San Diego...

Boom! Chatta-chatta-chatta-chatta-- Ka-boom! "Get down!" "Who's in charge here?!?--" "Incoming!!" Booomm!

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Was that the one with a Shoe with Wings (Blue Suede IIRC). Rankin does all of the cover designs himself
I love those Rankin covers. He sculpts those weird objects himself for all his covers. They're brilliant little comedic moments of abstractness.

Here's some great examples of book cover design (when it's done properly it becomes a work of art in and of itself)

This is an amazing collection of Penguin Sci-Fi book covers http://www.penguinsciencefiction.org/


A general collection: http://covers.fwis.com/

the Book Cover Archive http://bookcoverarchive.com/?startrow=250
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I love those Rankin covers. He sculpts those weird objects himself for all his covers. They're brilliant little comedic moments of abstractness
I love the raygun he did fairly recently
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I love the raygun he did fairly recently
Doesn't ring any bells. Which book is that from?
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They usually call that a "commercial."

Bum-pah-bum-pah-bum-pah-bum-pah...

In a land where men are men and women make fun of them... comes a hero from the East... falsely accused... hounded by his enemies... who must now make his way in the strange, exotic land of San Diego...

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Doesn't ring any bells. Which book is that from?
Retromancer - not surprised it doesn't ring any bells as the raygun is just a very small part of the cover, and drawn at that (top left corner):


The real one looks like this:
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Ah...

I'm still eagerly waiting for this one to be released. Unfortunately I have to wait until December (usually he releases in June/July).
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Ah...

I'm still eagerly waiting for this one to be released. Unfortunately I have to wait until December (usually he releases in June/July).
I forgot it wasn't out yet His wife posted pics of the raygun on another forum I'm on back in February, and uses the one from the cover as her avatar there!
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I forgot it wasn't out yet His wife posted pics of the raygun on another forum I'm on back in February, and uses the one from the cover as her avatar there!
Which forum is that if you don't mind me asking?
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