I-pads... E-readers... Things have got a little bit hairy for that arcane format the book in recent years. But it's not just publishers feeling the pressure. Where does book cover artwork exist in a world of web savvy consumerism? I was down at the English Pen event 'Judging a Book By it's Cover' in Farringdon last night to listen to musings on this very subject.
It got me wondering how much longer we'll be clutching our favourite new records, not just for the songs but for the pretty pictures on show. Probably more to the point, whether we'll be clutching them at all.
Anyway here's some of our favourite and worst artwork from the last year. We'll let you decide which category they fit into....
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