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Once upon a time, US Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart said that he couldn't define pornography, but he knew it when he saw it." Can we do a little better? What is it that makes a cover a 'good' cover?
Don't say that it attracts the reader, because the only begs the question: why does it attract the reader?
Don't say it has a nice font, because that begs the question: what is a nice font?
Are there some specific characteristics that we can pin down?
I'll start. When dealing with kindle, the cover shouldn't lose its appeal when displayed without color.
Don't say that it attracts the reader, because the only begs the question: why does it attract the reader?
Don't say it has a nice font, because that begs the question: what is a nice font?
Are there some specific characteristics that we can pin down?
I'll start. When dealing with kindle, the cover shouldn't lose its appeal when displayed without color.