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35 hilariously bad Kindle book covers
The Telegraph UK ^
| March 3, 2015
| Peter Yeung
Posted on 03/03/2015 4:24:19 PM PST by Swordmaker
Amazon's Kindle ebooks have revolutionised the way that people can read, write and publish books. The process has been
democratised, meaning that large teams of proofreaders, illustrators and designers have been replaced by a single author
doing everything themselves including designing the book cover. But the results aren't always pretty, as the Tumblr blog
Kindle Cover Disasters proves. Can you judge a book by its cover? Let's hope not. Compiled by Peter Yeung
Link to book cover gallery.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Books/Literature; Humor; Weird Stuff
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Calling these self-published books "literature" is an extreme stretch. . . LOL!
Proof that editors, graphic artists, Art Directors, people with discrimination, good taste, and common sense, and publishers are crucial in the book publishing business?
To: Swordmaker
It would be difficult for me make a cover as bad as any of those displayed without putting an extra amount of time and energy into the project.
perhaps there’s a “twenty dollah a book.”....”cover art” mill......churning these out somewhere In China or Bangladesh
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posted on
03/03/2015 4:29:51 PM PST
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
To: Swordmaker
I might read “Unholy Cows”
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posted on
03/03/2015 4:31:11 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
To: Swordmaker
I have about 1400 Kindle books, all non-fiction except for a half dozen or so.
I’m not a fan of the format, and many of the books offered, but maybe if I ever buy a Kindle, I will get some use out of them.
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posted on
03/03/2015 4:32:03 PM PST
by
ansel12
(Palin--Mr President, the only thing that stops a bad guy with a nuke is a good guy with a nuke.)
To: Swordmaker
Well, THIS one is good, if anyone's into ghosts;)
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posted on
03/03/2015 4:33:03 PM PST
by
Beowulf9
To: Swordmaker
If such actually existed then they would be.
Have you looked at some of the covers they put on printed books?
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posted on
03/03/2015 4:34:00 PM PST
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
To: Swordmaker
I like the ‘Claws’ cover. I would expect something along the lines of Cujo, but with a fluffy cat instead of the dog.
Unholy Cow looks like it might have promise
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posted on
03/03/2015 4:38:47 PM PST
by
PAR35
To: Swordmaker
Proof that editors, graphic artists, Art Directors, people with discrimination, good taste, and common sense, and publishers are crucial in the book publishing business? None of these fields are exclusive to big publishing.
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posted on
03/03/2015 4:44:06 PM PST
by
papertyger
("News" is what journalists want you to hear.)
To: Travis McGee
To: Swordmaker
Once, I walked into a liberal bookstore in a college town. Looking at those covers was not unlike looking at the books on display in there (and some of the people working at the store).
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posted on
03/03/2015 4:49:27 PM PST
by
LostInBayport
(When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
To: papertyger
None of these fields are exclusive to big publishing. Who said any thing about "big publishing"?
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posted on
03/03/2015 4:50:50 PM PST
by
Swordmaker
(This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users contnue...)
To: cripplecreek
Send it to me and I’ll send you Fetus Cloud when I’m done with it :-)
To: ansel12
We like that old books are available for very little money, or even free. Books by Henty are about $20 each, my boys got the entire collection (dozens of books) for I think $1.50. My daughter got the entire Elsie Dinsmore series for free. The library doesn’t have these books available and they are by far better than any current childrens or young adult literature.
Reading an entire book off a screen is hard for me, but you can find better literature there than a book store or library.
To: Swordmaker
As horrific as these covers are, the descriptions that go with them are even worse.
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posted on
03/03/2015 5:01:10 PM PST
by
Bob
(Violence in islam? That's not a bug; it's a feature.)
To: Swordmaker
Some of them aren’t so much bad covers as really bad titles. I like the phallic “Blob” though. His smile is alluring.
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posted on
03/03/2015 5:01:43 PM PST
by
Defiant
(Please excuse Mr. Clinton for his involvement with young girls. --Epstein's Mother)
To: Beowulf9
THIS one is goodActually, the tagline uses too small a font to be printed against such a busy background.
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posted on
03/03/2015 5:02:15 PM PST
by
Jeff Chandler
(Doctrine doesn't change. The trick is to find a way around it.)
To: NorthstarMom
you can find better literature there than a book store or library.Thrift stores are a great place to find books cheap. It's a well-kept secret, don't tell anybody.
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posted on
03/03/2015 5:04:19 PM PST
by
Jeff Chandler
(Doctrine doesn't change. The trick is to find a way around it.)
To: MeshugeMikey
Hey, I didn’t make the cut! My book cover REALLY sucks. Where do I file a complaint? (the book itself is pretty good though).
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posted on
03/03/2015 5:05:20 PM PST
by
lafroste
To: lafroste
I’d suggest a class action suit, and perhaps a new meme of some sort...after the Protests are concluded....
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posted on
03/03/2015 5:06:48 PM PST
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
To: Swordmaker
The Story of Two Sister by Sachin Saparia - "This is a story of two sister who faces so much difficultis from their child hood." To quote Steve Martin: "Some people have a way with words. Others......have not way?"
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posted on
03/03/2015 5:10:01 PM PST
by
Mygirlsmom
(Congrats to Gov. Walker on his Three-peat! Love my Gov!!!)
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