Book Covers
I've just been sitting, looking at my bookcase and really enjoying doing so - effectively looking at the book covers, when it occurred to me - for the first time - that the book covers are in fact misleading with regards to the content of the books. Book covers traditionally have pictures - wacky fonts - and colours. The insides of books traditionally have ... words - just words - all the same font, all in black and white - without pictures. Why do publishers feel they have to advertise books that are full of words with covers that are not?
posted by Mark Baker @ 6:05 pm
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But surely tis the same for music.
CD's are often sold on image- the strength of a person's looks on videos, magazines and of course the CD cover itself- the music is almost a secondary aspect of the overall package.
I wonder if once you are exposed to all this, is it possible to listen to the music and NOT have those images come to mind? I know I can't help SEEING Madonna when I listen to her albums....
I know I've often bought either a CD or a book because of its cover. Perhaps the cover is more important than the book or the CD. Or important in a different way. In one sense, the cover's irrelevant - while you're reading the book, for instance, does it really matter what's on the cover? I suppose it does when you open and close the book - then you see the cover, you feel it - other people see it. Reading a book is more than actually reading a book. There's all the build-up - the context - which is really important - or it is to me. Hmmm .....
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