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I thought it was time I did a blog post on a great idea Penguin Books came up with - selling classic novels with blank covers. The official tag line is: "Books by the Greats, Covers by You". The blank covers are 'art-quality' paper which hold ink, paint and pencil amongst others. They also come shrink-wrapped so the paper is nice and clean on arrival. The price isn't bad either for £5 (GBP) with free p&p in the UK, but they do ship worldwide (Here's the link to the online store)
I really do love giving presents with a personal touch, something that says 'I actually thought about this'. I was looking for a little gift for my friend 'J' and eventually settled on "The Waves" by Virginia Woolf. I didn't have much time but managed to rustle up a quick cover using letraset promarkers and ink (you can have a gander at the result below).
There's also an online gallery on the Penguin website, where people can display pictures of their gallant efforts. Some of them are truly amazing, but I think my personal favourite has to be the one below for Bram Stoker's "Dracula". The cover was created by: Stuart and Pania Fleming. Simple and brilliant. I especially love that 2 people are credited for it! A splatter each perhaps?
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| 'The Waves', Virginia Woolf 'Dracula', Bram Stoker |
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