[Vwoolf] Oh My

[Mary Ellen Foley]

(Not to mention the copy of 'Mrs Dolloway' they have there...)

Mary Ellen


On Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 4:56 PM Mary Ellen Foley <mefoleyuk at gmail.com>
wrote:

> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://lithub.com/50-very-bad-book-covers-for-literary-classics/__;!!KGKeukY!gwha-rBSMsrmjjvxzXsWfsd3XjNeLdaatgP8tvpec4BJ-XJ8HTI1Gb8iEPSecXtpt8k$ 
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> See particularly the cover of 'Mrs Dalloway'
>
> Mary Ellen (sorry -- forgot and signed the previous message 'mef')
>
> On Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 4:52 PM Mary Ellen Foley <mefoleyuk at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Interesting...  Bookshop.org's stated purpose is to provide an
>> alternative to Amazon, yet this book is published by CreateSpace, which is
>> owned by Amazon.
>>
>> CreateSpace I'm sure sometimes does laudable work, and I do not know
>> Paula Benitez (Are you here? Does anyone know her?), but CreateSpace is
>> also well-known for publishing public-domain books in slapped-on covers,
>> sometimes at stupendously ridiculous prices.  I'd question where this
>> editor/publisher got the text, as sometimes these things are pirated, and
>> genera--sometimes the people who publish these editions are...well, they're
>> cashing in.
>>
>> At least they have a dog on the cover.  Some of these things are even
>> father out in left field...
>>
>> mef
>>
>> ---
> M.E.Foley
> MEFoleyUK at gmail.com
>
>
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