Displaying books

 To find out how books are displayed I went to Waterstones bookshop.

- Classic literature book shelf display at Waterstones.
- There are numerous repeats of these books, those of different editions and book covers.
- Dracula has a Waterstones recommendation. A book cover faces out, so the viewer can see the front.
- The spines can only be seen on the other versions of Dracula. These spines, however, do stand out, especially the first from the left, which contains a recognizable illustration of Dracula.

-  Lots of books are also displayed on low tables. These are usually the books that are on offer - or new editions. For example, the photograph above shows a selection of classic literature, such as Frankenstein and Dracula. If my book covers were to go into a book shop, this would also be an option for how they would be displayed.

- Books that hold physical extra features, like my book cover will, have be presented facing outward. This means that the viewer can play with them while they are on the shelf, opening the covers to see the special features.


I also visited other shops, such as second-hand bookstores and The Works. Books in The Works were more likely to be displayed on tables, showing their front cover, or on shelfs, facing outward, again showing their front cover.

Second-hand bookstores meanwhile mostly showed on the spine in bookcases.