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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!
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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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09-15-2009, 07:47 AM | #20 |
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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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Was that the one with a Shoe with Wings (Blue Suede IIRC). Rankin does all of the cover designs himself
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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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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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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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