Design of books

I liked Kidd mentions "try experiencing that on a kindle." I use a lot of e-books, but also am sad about the physical book being decreased. I won't say it is impossible or meaningless to make a fantastic e-book cover, but it definitely feels different, and it shall be studied in a different way. Sometimes I wonder why the book covers change when a book is published in a foreign country. I saw many book covers from awful ones to the fantastic ones, but now I realized I didn't really try to appreciate them.

At the same time, I'm not really sure if the book covers can be appreciated by everyone, because I was one of the people who did not focus on them. Fancy, clean, and attractive book cover could interest people and make them pick it up, but as it goes suggestive and requires interpretation, it might went too far.

Looking at the book cover, I feel they are created not only from the content of the book but also based on the time period, cultural background and social trend. Every author wants a cover that fits with their book, and it is undeniably important part that decides the first impression of it, but it is also hard to have a perfect one that considers every each aspect.

Hyngsoo