{"id":27426,"date":"2012-04-17T10:55:50","date_gmt":"2012-04-17T16:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/04\/17\/losing-the-covers.html"},"modified":"2012-04-17T10:55:50","modified_gmt":"2012-04-17T16:55:50","slug":"losing-the-covers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/04\/17\/losing-the-covers.html","title":{"rendered":"Losing the covers"},"content":{"rendered":"

My greatest aesthetic objection to the Kindle (eInk style) is its deprecation of book covers. They aren't visible in the book listings, they don't show up when you open up a book (unless, sometimes, you page back from the default Page 1), they're practically invisible on the device unless you go searching for them.<\/p>\n

Which is a darned shame, because the cover image is one that mentally sticks with me about books I've read, helping me recognize it and distinguish it from other books in a series or by the same author. It's a visual cue that I value both as art and as a mental "thumbnail" for the work.<\/p>\n

Frankly, I'd love if if the book cover of the currently open book became the default screen saver on my Kindle. Won't happen (given Amazon's advert policy), but it'd still be nice. #ddtb<\/p>\n

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My greatest aesthetic objection to the Kindle (eInk style) is its deprecation of book covers. They aren't visible in the book listings, they don't show up when you open up a book (unless, sometimes, you page back from the default Page 1), they're practically invisible on the device unless you go searching for them. 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