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Go Book Covers
The covers of Slate & Shell books seem to elicit some negative comments. I haven't seen this about the books of other publishers. What go books would you say have really good covers?
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Re: Go Book Covers
The Get Strong series? =D Or do you mean material qualities and such?
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Re: Go Book Covers
Go proverbs illustrated:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/imabuddha/2470760049/
Basic Techniques of Go:
http://senseis.xmp.net/?BasicTechniquesOfGo
the get strong at Go series:
http://senseis.xmp.net/?path=GetStrongA ... TheOpening
or all about life and death:
http://www.amazon.com/All-About-Life-De ... 4871870421
all have what I consider to be excellent covers. Slate and Shell covers look like they were done for free/by an amateur but S&S are publishing lots of new books right now so I'm not complaining!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/imabuddha/2470760049/
Basic Techniques of Go:
http://senseis.xmp.net/?BasicTechniquesOfGo
the get strong at Go series:
http://senseis.xmp.net/?path=GetStrongA ... TheOpening
or all about life and death:
http://www.amazon.com/All-About-Life-De ... 4871870421
all have what I consider to be excellent covers. Slate and Shell covers look like they were done for free/by an amateur but S&S are publishing lots of new books right now so I'm not complaining!
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Re: Go Book Covers
palapiku wrote:Invincible. The only Go book I'd want to have just because it looks good on a shelf. (Hardcover, of course.)
Kiseido publications are also pretty boring-looking, but beautifully printed and bound.
'The Treasure Chest Enigma' has a great cover: http://www.gobooks.info/h2.html
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I kind of like the minimalist cover design of Slate & Shell's "Master Play" series. On the other hand, the cover designs of the "Get Strong at.." series are bit off putting. I'm certain this wouldn't be a factor in my purchasing books from either series though.
Of the English go books available (think I've seen them all) the cover art/design I found most appealing was this one:

Of the English go books available (think I've seen them all) the cover art/design I found most appealing was this one:

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