Kindle Cover Disasters validates the existence of Tumblr, self-publishing
Just like nobody can hear you scream in space, nobody can see what book you’re reading on your Kindle. It’s one of the reasons 50 Shades of Grey blew up. Who knew that letting readers ingest their BDSM fiction nearly anywhere, sans public shaming, would catch on? E. L. James, that’s who. Yet, even with thousands and thousands of words (and a plot), authors still need a cover; not only so it will look nice on digital bookshelves, but also to help legitimize their work when you’re holding your mouse over that buy button. Thanks to the brave new(ish) world that is digital self-publishing, self-designed book covers exist without any committees or publishers to say no, or ask “why does that man have the head of a horse?” And so Kindle Cover…
Source:: The Verge
