Mardoniush [she/her] to news • 3 years agoThe President of Afghanistan has fled the countrymessage-squaremessage-square60 fedilinkarrow-up1160file-text
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minus-squarerubpoll [she/her]hexbear11·3 years agoBecause books today aren't about anything. They're just memoirs for rich influencers writing about nonsense that happened in their childhoods, thinking the flavor of ice cream they chose must explain why they're the President of whatever today. link
minus-squareTomboys_are_Cute [he/him, comrade/them]hexbear10·3 years agoThey're applying toy packaging design styles to book covers because they don't think the book will sell on its own merit link
minus-squareSoyfaceKillah [none/use name]hexbear2·3 years agois this just an american publishing thing? everytime i'm confronted by non-american books, i'm always impressed by how austere and simple the covers are in comparison. link
Why today's book covers look like pure shit?
Because books today aren't about anything. They're just memoirs for rich influencers writing about nonsense that happened in their childhoods, thinking the flavor of ice cream they chose must explain why they're the President of whatever today.
They're applying toy packaging design styles to book covers because they don't think the book will sell on its own merit
is this just an american publishing thing?
everytime i'm confronted by non-american books, i'm always impressed by how austere and simple the covers are in comparison.