The+Book++Cover+Archive

=The Book Cover Archive=

[|http://bookcoverarchive.com/]


 * The portal is visually appealing, and easy to see how to sort by a huge variety of subject, including by illustrator, designer, author, title, etc.
 * I can see this being used by eventually by both casual and academic audiences, however the limited materials that seem to be on there so far probably limit its work beyond a cursory visually entertaining experience. It would be great to see more and more authors and texts (as well as different additions of different texts) included eventually.
 * As the site stands now, I can see it being mostly used by people interested in modern-day illustrators and designers for the purpose of finding book covers designed and illustrated by individuals.
 * Eventually, it would be interesting to literary and cultural scholars to see how texts are presented during different time periods according to different sensibilities in that time.
 * Search tools are easy to use and very extensive. The site has a great framework set up for users to (eventually) be able to navigate a huge body of material very easily and quickly.
 * Paths and navigation are customizable according to interest: designer, illustrator, title, author, historical period, etc.
 * It gives some basic publication information about the book, but the covers themselves are not able to be manipulated (and only front covers are shown).