!bookcovers@sh.itjust.works - book covers community for book lovers

sh.itjust.works

!bookcovers@sh.itjust.works - book covers community for book lovers

sh.itjust.works

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New Communities@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days ago

Book Covers - sh.itjust.works

sh.itjust.works

This is a community for book lovers about book covers. Questions and discussions are welcome. ## Community Rules When submitting cover images, please use the format “Book Title [Author] (Language, Year of Publication).” - For translated books, please clearly state the author and title of the original work in the original language. - This rule is necessary so that readers of other languages can find the version of the book in their own language. - Front cover, back cover, spine. You can submit any part of the book cover. - Please submit the part of the book cover that interests you the most. - If you are submitting a book cover from a library, please obscure any barcodes or other images that may display the library name to protect your privacy. - Moderators are non-European, non-English speakers. Therefore, submissions may be written in any language, but please use a standard, official, and polite style, similar to that of your country’s national language textbook. - No matter how common it may be, please never use unofficial language, including internet slang. Please understand that these words are meaningless and incomprehensible to foreign language speakers, including moderators. - AI-generated content is not allowed. - Religious and self-published content is allowed. - When posting self-promotion, please make sure to clearly state that you are promoting the post in the title. ### Useful Links Search engine for Book Covers - Hanmoto.com [https://www.hanmoto.com/bd/search/top] (for Japanese) - iTunes Artwork Finder by Ben Dodson [https://bendodson.com/projects/itunes-artwork-finder/] (for iBooks, Multi-language) [The Unlicense license [https://github.com/bendodson/itunes-artwork-finder]] - LibraryThing [https://www.librarything.com/] (for Multi-language)

I have opened a community about book covers at !bookcovers@sh.itjust.works. It is a community for asking questions and chatting about book covers, as well as posting images of the book covers themselves.

Main community rules include “links to online bookstores are prohibited in principle” and “translations must include the author and title of the original work.”

As I am a Japanese speaker who is not very good at English, I use translation software to view and manage the community. Please keep this in mind when using this community.

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