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8611183 No.8611183 [Reply] [Original]

Does lit care for book covers?

I try to get hardcover versions of books since they're more durable but, sometimes I'm just too fucking poor to buy a book new. If I do get a paperback used, I try not to get one with a real person on the cover.

>> No.8611205

>>8611183
70s cover art was so great

>> No.8611206

I buy cheap, usually used books, if they come with a nice cover then it's great, but I don't really care about that.

>> No.8611307

Sometimes. For LOTR definitely. French editions (not speaking about LOTR only) have good covers even for cheap editions most of the time. Much better than shitty photoshop US/UK novels.
But I like more and more old editions that just have the title with a cool font over a colored background.

>> No.8611686

>>8611183
usually not except if it is really nice art, not too abstract

>> No.8611704
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8611704

Swedish edition of The Stranger.

Just fuck my cover up.

>> No.8611731

>>8611205
The thing I can't stand is that there are artists out the butt now willing to work for a sammich but covers have regressed to just font play or generic photo models.

I blame Excel.

>> No.8611737

>>8611704

in 10 years it'll get censored for killing a turk.

>> No.8611753
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8611753

who's the dude on the top right?

>> No.8611761

>>8611183

>caring about the fucking covers on books and not their content

I honestly can't wait for this board to get deleted so you faggots won't know where we are and we will finally be free of your stupid shit.

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>> No.8611972
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8611972

>>8611183

I had those editions of "The Hobbit" and "The Return of the King". My edition of "The Two Towers" was pic related, though which I liked quite a bit.

To answer your question, I don't really care although I prefer to have a series to be all of the same edition.

>> No.8611993

>>8611737
>In ten years

>> No.8612092

>>8611761
autism