For Reed, Second Hand isn’t simply a nostalgic trip down memory lane. The unearthing of analog book covers offers an opportunity to give lesser known, but brilliantly executed, designs their due. He ...

At its bluntest and most general, the current directive in book design is that covers be, above all else, legible. So that when they’re viewed online (which, for many people buying books, means Amazon ...

We're not supposed to judge book covers... but we're also not supposed to gossip or eat Nutella straight out of the jar. Things happen. We very occasionally judge books by their covers. But it's not ...