Book Cover Response (Cat)

Both the TED talk and the reading were very interesting and insightful. I honestly never really gave too much thought when it came to book covers other than thinking that they were there to just entice me/ introduce me to the story and make me want to buy the book to find out more. However, Chip talking about the "My Name is Red" I never would have even begun to realize the flow and the story of just pulling the book out of the bookshelf and how it preludes to the story inside of the book. Additionally, 1Q84 demonstrates through the cover the general concept that the main character will have to face throughout the book is such a sweet treat and really allows and almost entices a reader and/or buyer to want to pick up the book and mess around with the covering of it. I also really enjoy the discussion of books transitioning to e-readers or devices and how some of the art is disappearing due to this increase. I'm curious if there will be some sort of new type of book cover fashion more specific to e-readers in the near future that will rise from this. I do agree that there is something very special about holding a nice thick and well-printed book in your hand versus just a tablet of some sort. From this, I'll definitely be keeping more of an eye on book covers the next time I go to a bookstore.