by Rachel Seigel --- We have all heard the old adage "Don't judge a book by it's cover", but when it comes to deciding which books we want to pick up, I think most of us will admit that we absolutely do judge books by their covers. Cover design is one of the most fascinating and possibly the most difficult aspects of book publishing. How do you a) capture the spirit of the book and b)make it appealing to consumers? Amazingly enough, this answer is usually different in different countries. Unlike music and movies, which generally have the same appearance globally, book jackets (and sometimes titles) change from country to country. Take Harry Potter for instance. The Bloomsbury UK release of the original novel looked like this and is called
U.S. or U.K.: Why Book Covers are Not the Same
U.S. or U.K.: Why Book Covers are Not the…
U.S. or U.K.: Why Book Covers are Not the Same
by Rachel Seigel --- We have all heard the old adage "Don't judge a book by it's cover", but when it comes to deciding which books we want to pick up, I think most of us will admit that we absolutely do judge books by their covers. Cover design is one of the most fascinating and possibly the most difficult aspects of book publishing. How do you a) capture the spirit of the book and b)make it appealing to consumers? Amazingly enough, this answer is usually different in different countries. Unlike music and movies, which generally have the same appearance globally, book jackets (and sometimes titles) change from country to country. Take Harry Potter for instance. The Bloomsbury UK release of the original novel looked like this and is called