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Book Cover Design

March 28, 2013 by Myles Friedman

A fellow approached the register with a stack of books last week and the strange assortment of titles provoked me to wonder. What peculiar circumstances had led this man to such incompatible books? I don’t even remember which books they were now, but it turned out that the explanation was the exactly what you would … Read more

The Anatomy of a Book

February 25, 2013 by Carrie Bailey

by Carrie Bailey At some point early in our lives, most people are told to be careful not to damage a book’s spine or to “Look at that cover!” It is at that precise moment, these young readers are introduced, by their a teacher, librarian, or bookseller, to the idea that the parts of the … Read more

Book Cover Design: Adobe to Austen

May 19, 2011 by Jessica Hayes

I always judge a book by it’s cover, how can I not? Despite the notorious adage, almost everybody does and publishers know it. The process of conceptualizing a book cover design to it’s printing is a complicated and intricate operation. Many graphic designers and artists dedicate their art to the process of wrapping the pages … Read more

Facsimile Dust Jackets–Good Idea for Used Bookshops?

October 6, 2016February 4, 2011 by Diane Plumley

There are thousands of old books out there minus their original dust jackets. Some are first editions, some are not. There are a few talented people who work at restoring the original book covers, front, back, and flaps. Why should used bookshops be interested? A book that is in fairly decent condition and found … Read more

Books in plain brown wrappers

November 7, 2009 by Nora O'Neill

Once upon a time, if you wanted a “certain kind of book” you had to go to a certain kind of shop or order from a catalog and wait for a package in a plain brown wrapper to arrive. With the internet, the doors have been thrown wide open and people can find any kind of book they want and have it delivered to them… for a price. And the price for vintage erotica is often VERY high for a tiny little paperback in awful condition.