59 Terrible Book Covers That Somehow Made People Want To Read The Book (New Pics)

While it’s great to have a book cover that clearly conveys what a book is about, designers still have to be careful not to include too many elements on the cover. Sometimes, less is more. And authors have to test the cover at thumbnail size to see if it’s still legible, as some people might look at it that way on mobile devices. If there’s too much happening on the cover, the details might get muddied when the image is shrunken down.    

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