• FlowVoid
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    1 year ago

    The thumbnail is not the content.

    Do you also judge books by their covers?

    • ElPussyKangaroo@lemdro.id
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      1 year ago

      I mean, the cover of a book is very important as a first impression, sure…

      But if I like a book series, I don’t care what the cover is like… so, your point technically stands…

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      1 year ago

      The thumbnail is not the content.

      Not the whole content, but significant enough that it can be used as a sample signal about the editorial principles from the author.

      And yes, the same applies to book covers.

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        1 year ago

        Except the author generally does not design the book cover, and often does not design the thumbnail.