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Monday, June 18, 2012

Musing Mondays


This week’s musing…
Do you think the book cover is “dead”? Do you care whether the “covers” on digital books exist or not?




No, I don't think the book cover is dead. The cover is such a crucial part of the book, even if it is a digital copy. That is one of the things that bothers me the most about ebooks, that we really don't get the sense of the book as a whole, just one page at a time, as if we were reading an article. It's frustratin





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6 comments:

  1. It's frustrating true, but when you have no more room for books, what can you do ya know lol. thanks for stopping by!

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  2. I need covers on my ebooks. I've read a few that were text only, no cover included, and it really felt like something big was missing.

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  3. I'm with Barklesswagmore--I miss covers on ebooks.

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  4. I agree, I love covers on e-books also.

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  5. I love covers, too, whether they are for print books or digital.

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  6. Hi! Thanks for visiting my blog!

    Yeah like I said in my answer, the cover makes my ‘digital’ reading experience seem more ‘real’.

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