"Write now is good.": YOU draw the cover of these books.

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YOU draw the cover of these books.

Imagine buying a book. Its cover is left blank intentionally — so that YOU can create it yourself.

This now exists. Penguin Books has launched My Penguin: Books by the Greats, Covers by You.

This new line features six classic books. See a picture of Jane Austen's Emma at left, one of the series. Yes, that's really what it looks like!

My Penguin invites those who have created a cover to email them a jpeg of it. The reader-created covers are then posted in an online gallery for all to see.

What a creative idea! This could be an effective way to help students feel much more personally connected to their required-reading literature texts. Creating the cover, whether by drawing or collaging or painting, could be part of a student assignment. I like the inter-disciplinary possibilities.

Thanks to psfk for the tip.

December 06, 2006 in Books, Gift, Making art, Marketing, Writing business | Permalink

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Now that sounds like a fun contest. I wish I had art skills :)

Posted by: S William Shaw | December 07, 2006 at 01:56 AM

I'm still trying to find time to read books, but I love the idea!

Posted by: KG | December 07, 2006 at 09:14 PM

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