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Orbit Books is looking for your bad ideas about SFF covers
I thought this was an interesting use of Orbit's marketing team: Here at Orbit we’re very proud that our books tend to be smart, sophisticated — dare we say, awesome? (yes, we dare) — but there’s still a part of all of us that loves the look and feel of a truly, epically bad SFF book cover. ...
The Most Awesomely Bad SFF Cover in the World
The Most Awesomely Bad SFF Cover in the World
otter.covblogs.com — Orbit Books is looking for reader participation to help create The Most Awesomely Bad SFF Cover in... the World Right now, they are looking for very original, very bad titles. Join the fun ! (more) The Most Awesomely Bad SFF Cover in the World
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Tor.com — ... for the book title that would need to have the worst cover in the world. My personal favorite so far is The Hobbits Go to Mars. (via Booktionary) ...

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