Although I do agree that a lot of people are switching over to ebooks with the popularization of kindles and apps like iBook, but personally, I don't think I could ever switch to digital. However that being said, I also think beautiful and eye-catching book covers are important whether of not there is a threat of complete shift to digital. To me, books are more than just something to read. They are collectibles, something beautiful to display in bookshelves. When I invite people over to my house, I can't point to my iPad and show off my array, I have to have a physical bookshelf. There, we can all grab a book and enjoy it rather than crowding over a screen. I tend to frequent bookstores and I have to admit, attention grabbing book covers (whether it is beautiful or shocking) makes me pick it up. I also like to buy limited edition cover releases of my favorite books and display it and as the author says, "it has to look like something worth buying and worth keeping." Sometimes, I google the different releases of the book and tend to love an older cover much more than the newer cover so I fork up a few extra bucks on eBay to buy it. I firmly believe that book covers, not just its contents, need attention and this tangible quality of books can't simply be replaced by ebooks.
I personally really liked the cover of David Sedaris's Naked. I think the pants into the X-ray was ingenious. Of course we can't display nudity (although that would be quite eye catching to say the least), it kind of plays into the saying of "bone deep fear" which works with the contents being about being afraid of body image.
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