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[–] dulce_3t_decorum_3st@lemmy.world 59 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I think the point is that the cover is never guaranteed to accurately represent the book.

Quality of cover =/= quality of book

[–] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Although, I'll never buy a book where the author's name is in bigger, bolder font than the title of the book.

I hate that trend in cover design and I refuse to support it.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

DEAN KOONTZ
Newbury Award Winner
New York Time Best-Seller
The Lake Boat
First time in paperback!
With a Foreward by David Baldacci

[–] Nitrate55@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is this still a thing? I thought this was mostly popular in the 90s and dropped out of popularity in the last couple decades.

[–] phorq@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

Definitely still see it for Stephen King at least, but frankly I'd be creeped out if I saw his name small at this point...

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, the point of a book cover is to sell the book...

[–] netvor@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The point of a book cover is to cover the book.

[–] brainrein@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That’s one of the purposes of a cover, you could achieve it without any design effort.

But that’s not the point, not the main purpose of a book cover. Your previous poster is right, the cover is advertising the book.

[–] ngdev@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

The "cover art***" sells it, then. They were trying to be funny I think lol

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's the point of a dust jacket.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I thought the point of the dust jacket is to make books look shabby when they get crinkled and torn, so you can take it off and find a perfectly serviceable cover underneath.