So Sass and I have different opinions about this, but here's the deal. Book City Jackets makes paper in the shape of a book. So innovative and new.. But really just another book jacket to replace your real book jacket. But you can write all over it and whatnot, so it's pretty dope. I like the idea because I'm often embarrassed about what I'm reading on the subway (Dewey: The Small-town Library Cat Who Touched the World, for instance), and this is a cool way of masking those kinds of things. Sass only reads books that would impress people, so she wouldn't dress her book up in a cute little outfit. She also "doesn't read on the train," and "doesn't live in Brooklyn," and therefore "doesn't have to ride the train for hours." Oh, and "books are one of the most beautiful things we have in this world, and why would you want to cover that up?"
I think I just made a mockery of an opinion simply because it wasn't my own. But good friends can do that to good friends. Or can they?
Hi Sass and Lia,
ReplyDeleteIt's Jeremy from Book City Jackets.
I'd like to get involved in this debate by arguing that the less-than-obvious but truly exciting thing about covering your book is not that it shields what you're reading from prying eyes (although it does do that) or that it blots out someone's thoughtful design (although it does that, too).
Instead, the really exciting thing about covering your book is that a covered book can have a cover that is completely unrelated to the text inside and this provides a unique opportunity for creativity.
We'll be expanding our line in the next few weeks and months with our Artist Edition Series. These sets will be more graphic and arty than literal and punny. The idea is to turn books into pieces of art in and of themselves that can be displayed on the subway, in the cafe, at the beach, on your nightstand . . . . As a matter of fact, we're looking for artists right now who'd be interested in being part of this.
So, what now Sass?!