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title: 21 Awesomely Creative Book Cover Designs
description: It's hard not to judge a book by its cover when these 21 book cover designs really knock it out of the park.
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# [21 Awesomely Creative Book Cover Designs](https://blog.lddavis.com/21-awesomely-creative-book-covers)

 Written by [Maria Ceschan](https://blog.lddavis.com/author/maria-ceschan) | Aug 29, 2017, 12:24:44 PM

Books. We love them. Chances are if you're reading this, you do too. And the fact that millions of books are bound with our glues makes us love them even more.  

We have been manufacturing glues for the book binding industry for nearly 70 years. When it comes to binding books, there are two major commercial techniques: [traditional](https://blog.lddavis.com/what-is-protein-glue) and [perfect binding](https://blog.lddavis.com/perfect-binding). Traditional bookbinding is generally used for hardcover books. Perfect binding is used for paperback books. 

Bookbinding glue has always been one of our premier glue products.

#### Book Covers We Love

We are told from a young age not to judge a book by its cover. This is a good motto to live by, but when it comes to books we've all picked up a few purely because the cover was awesome.

Today we wanted to focus on some awesome examples of book cover designs that we think really knock it out of the park. 

Dr. Knox, [Source](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/)

How To Set a Fire and Why, [Source](https://www.buzzfeed.com/jarrylee/the-most-beautiful-book-covers-of-2016?utm_term=.pfv2exA4v#.obeXNZj4L)

The Brief History of the Dead, [Source](https://webdesigndev.com/24-creative-and-effective-book-cover-designs/)

Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior, [Source](https://www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9780307472250)

The Human Factor, [Source](https://se.pinterest.com/fromupnorth/)

Fahrenheit 451, [Source ](https://www.buzzfeed.com/kmallikarjuna/is-this-the-greatest-cover-for-fahrenheit-451-youve-ever-see)

The Vacationers, [Source](https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/janet-hansen-graphic-design-040117)

Devil In The Details, [Source](https://www.canva.com/learn/book-cover-ideas/)

Harry Potter series, [Source](https://se.pinterest.com/fromupnorth/)

All Things Cease to Appear, [Source](http://www.casualoptimist.com/blog/2016/11/27/notable-book-covers-of-2016/)

Jaws, [Source](https://www.canva.com/learn/book-cover-ideas/)

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, [Source](https://www.canva.com/learn/book-cover-ideas/)

More Than This, [Source](https://patrickness.com/book/more-than-this/)

Imagine Me Gone, [Source](https://www.pastemagazine.com/)

Gone, [Source](https://howdesignlive.com/)

Lord of the Flies, [Source](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/the-read-down/crazy-beautiful-book-covers)

Falls The Shadow, [Source](https://se.pinterest.com/fromupnorth/)

The Pretty One, [Source](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/book-cover-design_n_6304618)

But What if We're Wrong?, [Source](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/books/review/book-covers.html)

The Dark, [Source](https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/)

Free Will, [Source](https://www.creativindiecovers.com/beautiful-book-cover-design-for-inspiration/#foobox-0/28/media_httpwwwsamharri_frJFa.jpg.scaled500.jpg)

Can you think of an awesome book cover design that we missed? Comment below and let us know. We would love to check it out! 

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