How Pelican Books Is Reimagining The Cover In The Age Of E-Books

Penguin's storied non-fiction brand is trying to redefine the book cover, as well as bridge the gap between physical books and ebooks.The covers of our favorite books are doors that lead into their internal literary worlds, and that's enough to make their designs important: a book's cover is the focus point for our experience with it. But as we continue to replace physical books for ebooks, covers have been downgraded from doors to mouseholes; tiny little thumbnails that we barely even see anymore on our busy Kindle library screens.Read Full Story Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

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