35 hilariously bad Kindle book covers

The Telegraph UK ^ | March 3, 2015 | Peter Yeung

[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democratised, meaning that large teams of proofreaders, illustrators and designers have been replaced by a single author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.

[Swordmaker]

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?

[MeshugeMikey]

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

[cripplecreek]

I might read “Unholy Cows”

[ansel12]

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.

[Beowulf9]

Well, THIS one is good, if anyone's into ghosts;)

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

If such actually existed then they would be.

Have you looked at some of the covers they put on printed books?

[PAR35]

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

[papertyger]

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.

[rabidralph]

What, say you?

[LostInBayport]

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).

[Swordmaker]

None of these fields are exclusive to big publishing.

Who said any thing about "big publishing"?

[rabidralph]

Send it to me and I’ll send you Fetus Cloud when I’m done with it :-)

[NorthstarMom]

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.

[Bob]

As horrific as these covers are, the descriptions that go with them are even worse.

[Defiant]

Some of them aren’t so much bad covers as really bad titles. I like the phallic “Blob” though. His smile is alluring.

[Jeff Chandler]

THIS one is good

Actually, the tagline uses too small a font to be printed against such a busy background.

[Jeff Chandler]

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.

[lafroste]

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).

[MeshugeMikey]

I’d suggest a class action suit, and perhaps a new meme of some sort...after the Protests are concluded....

[Mygirlsmom]

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?"