tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post1933357290858126051..comments2024-02-26T02:13:54.009-08:00Comments on Caustic Cover Critic: My Eyes! My Eyes!JRSMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-21030232130517458942013-03-29T18:37:52.897-07:002013-03-29T18:37:52.897-07:00Thank you, Sheila: POD covers are the gift that ke...Thank you, Sheila: POD covers are the gift that keeps on giving.JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-56691299458298591472013-03-29T07:15:59.738-07:002013-03-29T07:15:59.738-07:00Fabulous posts on bad book covers! "What?&quo...Fabulous posts on bad book covers! "What?" is a very appropriate response to both the ebooks and the gloriously inappropriate Tutis POD offerings. I've send many friends to your links and the ones by Brian Busby over the past couple of days. We've all been cracking up and sharing wildly on Facebook.<br /><br />Thanks!Sheila Singhalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06639425878595630752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-66844257989122506102013-03-23T00:39:51.644-07:002013-03-23T00:39:51.644-07:00to my embarrassment, i own the nuremberg chronicle...to my embarrassment, i own the nuremberg chronicle (the taschen version, not the original, sadly), and didn't recognise that as the source for the ovid image. thank you!JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-88492976954263358112013-03-22T19:36:26.560-07:002013-03-22T19:36:26.560-07:00Ok, not that I don't love this post. I do. And...Ok, not that I don't love this post. I do. And not that I'm not a little late to this party (was linked by your other post about Great Classics Series which I searched for). But some tiny little defenses?<br /><br />At least the Room with a View cover depicts Florence, which is actually the setting for said Room. So there's that.<br /><br />As for the Ovid, I do not defend the font or many other aspects of it. But the portrait is the depiction of Ovid in the 1493 Nuremberg Chronicle, one of the greatest illustrated works ever printed. So...respect for that.<br /><br />Anyhow. Carry on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-34442049888535935152008-11-30T15:38:00.000-08:002008-11-30T15:38:00.000-08:00At least the primary school kids would spend more ...At least the primary school kids would spend more than 20 seconds on their work!JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-43643084541298244312008-11-30T15:02:00.000-08:002008-11-30T15:02:00.000-08:00Sweet Jesus - talk about don't judge a book by its...Sweet Jesus - talk about don't judge a book by its cover or actually do judge a book by its cover. <BR/><BR/>These are just unforgivable. It's like spending hours and hours building your house only to get local primary school children to decorate. <BR/><BR/>I offer good rates on cover design by way :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-19214099054093360252008-11-29T16:12:00.000-08:002008-11-29T16:12:00.000-08:00We could call them the 'Ford Madoxes', and they co...We could call them the 'Ford Madoxes', and they could be in the shape of a chocolate soldier left out in the sun.JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-2776820259054469152008-11-29T13:18:00.000-08:002008-11-29T13:18:00.000-08:00I think it's very professional. An award is due. E...I think it's very professional. An award is due. Ebook cover awards.Ian Koviakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06779092543413941740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-36669158855319389192008-11-28T03:30:00.000-08:002008-11-28T03:30:00.000-08:00Thanks, allDerek--I did wonder about them being no...Thanks, all<BR/>Derek--I did wonder about them being non-professional, and while they certainly don't seem that great, they do seem to be genuine businesses, as John says (though that's not to say the grunt work isn't done by kids, for all I know). And as John says, the fact they charge for these ebooks when the stuff is free on project Gutenberg anyway seems bizarre (I guess you're paying for that quality design work).<BR/><BR/>And I also love the way that "Beautifully formatted classics" isn't even attributed to anyone. If you were going to make up your own quote, you think you'd come up with something more striking.<BR/><BR/>Craftini, it was indeed a pleasure being savage after praising/interviewing all these talented people. Haven't been anywhere near CAUSTIC enough for a while!JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-88956674997685878382008-11-28T02:41:00.000-08:002008-11-28T02:41:00.000-08:00Favourite post ever. As wonderful and demoralising...Favourite post ever. As wonderful and demoralising as looking at amazing covers is, every now and again it's nice to see some stuff that makes you think, "Damn, at least my covers aren't that bad!".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-88410265499186431302008-11-27T23:57:00.000-08:002008-11-27T23:57:00.000-08:00Incidentally, eBooksLib, where most of these title...Incidentally, eBooksLib, where most of these titles come from, doesn't seem to be kids uploading stuff to Kindle. Their <A HREF="http://www.ebookslib.com/index.html" REL="nofollow">website</A> - as ugly as their covers - suggests they run a full business charging good money for this crap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-71473353520142621062008-11-27T23:47:00.000-08:002008-11-27T23:47:00.000-08:00Brilliant! This post has really cheered me up on ...Brilliant! This post has really cheered me up on a dark <A HREF="http://www.last.fm/music/Tom+Waits/_/November" REL="nofollow">November </A>morning.<BR/><BR/>I love the way the best critical approbation that Ignacio Hills Press could find for <EM>The Count of Monte Cristo</EM> was "Beautifully formatted classics".<BR/><BR/>And the way MobileReference's name on <EM>Metamorphoses</EM> is almost as big as the title: a little like those companies who present gigantic cheques on TV charity appeals with their name in huge letters across the top. "Pay Children in Need the sum of sixty pounds only, signed <STRONG>BARCLAYS BANK INTERNATIONAL</STRONG>".<BR/><BR/>As for Wilkie Collins, fuck him - he only has himself to blame after stealing the title from a Tony Parsons classic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-48610017647462208432008-11-27T17:27:00.000-08:002008-11-27T17:27:00.000-08:00Hey, there's a room, there's a viewLOL. These are ...<I>Hey, there's a room, there's a view</I><BR/><BR/>LOL. <BR/><BR/>These are not from real publishers. They're from kids who copy and paste public domain stuff and upload it to Kindle.Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07161696211557610509noreply@blogger.com