Comments on: 1/3 Alligator: The Book Cover Archive Q & A http://www.casualoptimist.com/2009/03/24/13-alligator-the-book-cover-archive-q-a/ Books, Design & Culture Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:26:19 +0000 hourly 1 By: The Scenarios » Blog Archive » Fetishable Books http://www.casualoptimist.com/2009/03/24/13-alligator-the-book-cover-archive-q-a/comment-page-1/#comment-210 The Scenarios » Blog Archive » Fetishable Books Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:01:43 +0000 http://www.casualoptimist.com/?p=945#comment-210 [...] looking through this collection. Like many amazing things, it comes from the casual optimist.  from the interview I excerpted earlier: an exchange that I thought was actually very insightful and changed my mind about e-books: E-book [...] [...] looking through this collection. Like many amazing things, it comes from the casual optimist.  from the interview I excerpted earlier: an exchange that I thought was actually very insightful and changed my mind about e-books: E-book [...]

]]> By: The Scenarios » Blog Archive » good sci-fi book covers? c’est impossible, non http://www.casualoptimist.com/2009/03/24/13-alligator-the-book-cover-archive-q-a/comment-page-1/#comment-201 The Scenarios » Blog Archive » good sci-fi book covers? c’est impossible, non Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:14:44 +0000 http://www.casualoptimist.com/?p=945#comment-201 [...] so worth reading you basically have no choice but to check it out.  I will even link to it again right here.  I could run an entire blog just posting things from this blog but that wouldn’t be very [...] [...] so worth reading you basically have no choice but to check it out.  I will even link to it again right here.  I could run an entire blog just posting things from this blog but that wouldn’t be very [...]

]]> By: Marco Zapparoli http://www.casualoptimist.com/2009/03/24/13-alligator-the-book-cover-archive-q-a/comment-page-1/#comment-199 Marco Zapparoli Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:17:18 +0000 http://www.casualoptimist.com/?p=945#comment-199 Hallo friends, I'm an Italian independent publisher, and agree with you. In some way, ebooks will improve a new way of reading, and "true readers" and book lovers will look for good crafted books. I agree totally with Anne. In the next few months, we will start our ebook line, but we are trying to improve, and in the best way we can, quality of jacket print little specials in the paper books Love to you all, I like and read "casualoptimist" with true pleasure Marco Marcos y Marcos Milano Italy Hallo friends, I’m an Italian independent publisher, and agree with you.
In some way, ebooks will improve a new way of reading, and “true readers” and book lovers will look for good crafted books.

I agree totally with Anne.

In the next few months, we will start our ebook line, but we are trying to improve, and in the best way we can, quality of jacket print
little specials in the paper books

Love to you all, I like and read “casualoptimist” with true pleasure

Marco
Marcos y Marcos Milano Italy

]]> By: Anne Twomey http://www.casualoptimist.com/2009/03/24/13-alligator-the-book-cover-archive-q-a/comment-page-1/#comment-198 Anne Twomey Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:52:41 +0000 http://www.casualoptimist.com/?p=945#comment-198 "as the market of crappy, badly designed books diminishes, the demand for beautifully crafted, fetishable books grows (sparking an unexpected return of the Independent Bookstore). There will ultimately be fewer books “in print,” but more awesome, well-designed books than ever." I couldn't agree more whole heartedly. Anne Twomey “as the market of crappy, badly designed books diminishes, the demand for beautifully crafted, fetishable books grows (sparking an unexpected return of the Independent Bookstore). There will ultimately be fewer books “in print,” but more awesome, well-designed books than ever.”

I couldn’t agree more whole heartedly.

Anne Twomey

]]> By: Nic http://www.casualoptimist.com/2009/03/24/13-alligator-the-book-cover-archive-q-a/comment-page-1/#comment-193 Nic Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:11:54 +0000 http://www.casualoptimist.com/?p=945#comment-193 Great interview, Dan, although I don't know about that "everything coming out of New York is great" bit. Loved the ending on eBooks. Makes sense that they become objects more than ever. Great interview, Dan, although I don’t know about that “everything coming out of New York is great” bit.
Loved the ending on eBooks. Makes sense that they become objects more than ever.

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