Just like nobody can hear you scream in space, nobody can see what book you’re reading on your Kindle. It’s one of the Reasons 50 Shades of Grey blew up. Who knew that letting readers ingest Their BDSM fiction Nearly anywhere, sans public shaming, would catch on? E. L. James, that’s who. Yet, even with thounsands and thou sands of words (and a plot), authors still need a cover; not only so it will look nice on digital bookshelves, but usefull to help legitimize Their workWhen you’re holding your mouse on That buy button. Thanks to the brave new ( ish ) world that’s digital self-publishing, self-designed book covers exist without any committees or publishers to say no, or ask “why does that man have the head of a horse? ” And so Kindle Cover Disasters was born.
“How hard can it be?”
The Tumblr blog-which was spotted by The Guardian is a compendium or bath Photochops, misguided ideas, and what might be viewed ‘constantly other times in human history as fine art, all in the form or self-published books on Amazon. “It is the hubris of it That people get a kick out of,” the blog’s anonymous curator Told The Guardian . “The devil-may-care attitude or an author, who, with zero arts training, says to themelves’ How hard can it be?”
From the looks of things – not hard enough
Do not get me wrong though.. There is a wonderful child or unprofessionalism about it That Actually ends up drawing you in. Perhaps tat was not the original intent or Rhys Hughes’s “Young Tales of the Old Cosmos” in-which illustrator Gonzalo Canedo HAS impregnated human faces onto celestial bodies. But now I have to know: Is there a love triangle between three moons thesis? Nevermind. Have my 99 cents and I will make my own discoveries.
These creations exist in part Because Amazon’s guidelines for book covers are delightfully lax. You can upload just about anything, though the company encourages authors to err on the side of caution. “A book is Judged by notes cover!” the company suggests to self-publishers. “The image you use for your cover will be a focal point of your design, so choose carefully.”
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