Cover Trend: Damaged Paper

Cover Trend: Damaged Paper

By Jan

on February 25th, 2019

I’ve always loved book covers and am amazed by their incredible variety. From the antique foiled masterpieces of Art Deco to the classic Penguin paperbacks to the huge screaming typefaces of modern works, covers are true art as well as marketing. The more I look at book covers, however, the more I see the trends, the fads, and the fashions….

Cover Me

By Jan

on March 31st, 2013

I’ve written before about how much influence book covers have on me. My Pinterest board called Book Covers and More gives me the opportunity to virtually collect covers I love, and I have found many more readers who do the same. One such cover lover is twilightdreamer (otherwise known as Maria Behar), who sponsors the Shelf Candy Saturday meme/hop from…

E-Book Covers

By Jan

on February 19th, 2012

Late to the game (as usual), I just found Joel Friedlander’s Monthly e-Book Cover Design Awards. What a great place for authors and publishers to view covers, get ideas, and learn what might be good and not-so-good about their own. I’m hooked. © Jan McClintock of We Need More Shelves

Book Covers: You’re The Expert

By Jan

on June 27th, 2009

From iheartmonster’s recent “You’re The Expert” feature: Have you ever… –judged a book by its cover? –misjudged a book by its cover? –passed over a book solely because the cover didn’t look interesting? –bought a book because of its cover? –been drawn to a book because of its cover? –seen a book whose cover has nothing to do with the…

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