Sunday, December 4, 2011

Judging a Book Becomes More Complicated with Deckle Edges, Colored End Papers, High-Quality Paper, and Attention-Grabbing Cover Art

Selling Old-Style Books by Their Gilded Covers.  (The New York Times, 12/3/2011)

Excerpt:    Many new releases have design elements usually reserved for special occasions — 
  • deckle edges, 


  • high-quality paper and 
  • exquisite jackets 

    that push the creative boundaries of bookmaking. If e-books are about ease and expedience, the publishers reason, then print books need to be about physical beauty and the pleasures of owning, not just reading.

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