How social media has influenced book cover design

Hey, bookstagrammers, pat yourselves on the back — you might’ve saved the art of cover design!

Ebooks, once feared to be a death knell for book art, may have actually raised the stakes when it comes to cover design, says The Guardian.

After all, the best way to encourage someone to purchase an item is to make said item visually appealing.

And social media enables us to display our belongings and lives in so many more places than, say, the physical bookshelf in your home.

Head here to enjoy a rare article in which social media and technology are given credit, rather than assigned blame.