Book covers have been in crisis for some time now,” he [Eric Himmel] told me. Pressure comes from the shrunken images on Amazon, a need for covers to be more multifunctional, and, on the other hand, a renewed desire to reclaim the tactile qualities of textured, gorgeous print. The idea of a book cover as a singular form has vanished some time ago, and he says, “I don’t have a clear view of the future.
– from Has Kindle Killed the Book Cover? by Betsy Morais, The Atlantic
