Why dicut covers are LAME!

Dear Publishers:

Sometime, a few years back, someone got it into their head that dicut covers are a good idea. That they look cool. That whatever extra cost is associated with them is totally worth it because of how amazing they look.

I, however, beg to differ. I think many booksellers will. They don't look that good, and they get damaged ALL THE TIME! The photo above is how books arrived in the store, in a carton, from the publisher. If they aren't damaged in the boxes en route, it takes 2 weeks, MAX, for them to get torn or bent in the store.

So if you could stop putting cut-outs on covers, that would be great.

TTYL KTHXBAI,

Emily at Skylight Books