The use of AI-generated assets in the cover art for the dark academia novel 'Gothikana' by RuNyx, originally self-published and reissued by Tor Books' romance imprint Bramble, has set off a debate about the role of AI in publishing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-21 05:00:00 UTC ]
Over the holidays, we asked our social media followers to vote for the best book cover of 2022 and after an especially close competition, a crowd favorite won the hearts of book lovers. From 32 beautiful cover designs, here are the semi-finalists: Valley of Want by Ross White, cover design by... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2022-12-30 12:00:00 UTC ]
Clare Skeats on the cover design for Hiromi Kawakami’s latest book of stories, translated by Ted Goossen. The post People From My Neighbourhood: Behind the Scenes appeared first on Granta. Continue reading >> [ Source: Granta | 2020-08-17 09:47:57 UTC ]
As newsstand sales decline, cover design is now more about catching eyes online than on the street. The post Magazine Covers Sell Your Brand, Not Your Issues appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2018-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Karl Sabbagh says small publishers face with huge obstacles with selling books and even letting anyone know they exist; plus a descendant of Dr Miles Marley sets the record straightWith reference to your leader on literary fiction (28 December), as a small publisher we are faced with huge... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
An algorithm has been built to predict a book’s genre by its cover. Sadly for online booksellers, it doesn’t do a very good jobBack in September, a report suggested that robots will have eliminated 6% of jobs in the US by 2021. Fortunately for book designers, it doesn’t look as if androids are... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin will next month release a new paperback edition of John Green’s The Fault In Our Stars for physical bookshops. The retail version of the book still features the cover design by Rodrigo Corral but on a black background, instead of blue. It will be released on the 2nd April and will... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Thu, 30/06/2011 - 09:28 E-books are set to "blow apart" cover design, with designers looking to create "identity packages" that can work for both print and digital editions, The Bookseller Cover Design Conference 2011 was told. Marketing strategist... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Tue, 28/06/2011 - 08:40 Group think is overrated in cover design and publishers should only allow a small number of parties to be involved its decision making, a conference has heard. Business psychologist Tony Crabbe was speaking at last week's The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]