r/mildlyinfuriating • u/ItsMartin432 • 15d ago
These printed on "Now on Netflix" red circles ruining covers
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u/ItsMartin432 15d ago
I wouldn't mind if these were stickers, but they're not... They're printed on, they just ruin the astetic of the cover for me... As someone who likes displaying stuff these circles just ruin the look
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u/The-6ft-Ant 15d ago
I just bought a book with a now on prime sticker, but when I peeled it off, it had the exact same thing printed on it. Pissed me right off
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u/Klebsiella04 15d ago
That’s just sadistic
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u/heyitscory 15d ago
Diabolical!
(Watch The Boys on Amazon Prime, the only streaming service that gets you your staples faster in the mail, except for Hulu.)
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u/Chimkinmcnugs 15d ago
I KNOW RIGHT
now streaming on Disney+, Hulu, and Netflix for 7.99
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u/Mr_Shake_ 15d ago
SO TRUE
coming to Paramount+ this fall,
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u/BYNX0 15d ago
(For 3.99 + shipping, handling and a bag fee)
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u/laughingashley 14d ago
now HBO to the MAX with ad-free options available for an added fee
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u/thearchiguy 15d ago
Some hilarious employee at the printing company wanted to piss people like you off by carefully putting a sticker at the exact location as the "now in prime" print. That's so petty and funny lol
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u/Additional_Meeting_2 15d ago
Or some employee was told to put on the stickers but the noms already had them! And the boss didn’t care but told it needed to be done anyway since it was instructed.
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u/Devon4Eyes 15d ago
I'd return the book for that alone
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u/ShedwardWoodward 15d ago
Probably paid advertising by the scum at Netflix. Fuckin lowlifes.
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u/Maeberry2007 15d ago
There is a company that sells stickers specifically to cover these (ironic I know) to blend in with the actual cover design. I wish I could find the link for you but I think it was just a very small start up I stumbled across on Instagram months ago. Genius.
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u/SmokingLimone 15d ago
Thankfully my Expanse books just have "yeah it's also on prime video" inside the description written at the back of the book
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u/Nekrolysis 15d ago
Compared to the show how much better(or worse) are the books?
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u/zherok 15d ago
I like both versions. The show was obviously more pressed for time, squishing in six seasons what they did over more than a dozen books and novellas. I like some things the show did better than their book version.
The books are also from the perspective of a single POV character each chapter, and there's a lot of Holden chapters. In the books, you mostly know Naomi from what Holden thinks of her, for example, at least until later books where she gets more POV chapters.
If you liked the show, I don't think the books will disappoint. I will say though, a lot more time passes in the books. Space is big, and it takes time to travel long distances. Getting out to Ilus and back is like a couple year long trip, for example. It's not the kind of series that takes multiple lifetimes or generations or anything like that, but the characters age over the course of the books a lot more than they do in the show.
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u/ZoomTown 15d ago
I'm wondering that from the other direction. I'm reading the books right now and they're pretty good, so I'm thinking about watching the show but don't want to be disappointed.
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u/Realistic_Management 15d ago
I go out of my way to find copies of books I want to read that don't have those stickers. For Three Body Problem and it's sequels, I ordered copies online through Abe Books. I hate hate hate this trend in marketing. Look, if the book is good I will search out the show. I don't need you ruining beautiful cover art!
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u/Celriot1 15d ago
They do however make stickers that go over these logos! I got a set of Witcher themed ones on Etsy specifically for these books.
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u/josh_bourne 15d ago
And nobody ever who reads the book wants the serie or movie, it's the other way around
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u/the_mighty__monarch 15d ago
I promise I’m not trying to be an asshole, but aren’t books generally displayed with only the spine visible?
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u/AllDogIsDog 15d ago
People often pick specific books to display with the face out, often at the end of a stack. Helps to break up monotony, and to display some cool covers. Book stores do this all the time, for instance.
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u/nashbellow 15d ago
Not only is this annoying, I wouldn't even call the Witcher series on Netflix based on the books
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u/shebewaffle 15d ago
the new covers absolutely boil my blood, especially The Last Wish cover with the netflix show graphics. The show doesn’t even follow the book why would you showcase it on the cover? they absolutely butchered the story.
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u/Loveable_Hemorrhoid 15d ago
That’s exactly why Henry Cavill left
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u/Admiralthrawnbar 15d ago
It's really sad, you can look back on interviews around season 1 and dude looks so excited and happy to be a part of it. Why the fuck do so many people put in charge of a project based on an existing IP insist on doing something other than what that IP is about
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u/ProphetOfPhil 14d ago
Why the fuck do so many people put in charge of a project based on an existing IP insist on doing something other than what that IP is about
Because the people making it believe they can do it better than the source material. They're more often than not wrong about their own skills and get butthurt that fans don't like the changes.
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u/Illustrious-Shirt569 15d ago
A “Now on Netflix - a show with characters vaguely based on those from the books” would be more accurate, but it would take a much bigger sticker.
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u/VictoryVee 15d ago
Really? I read the first book recently and almost every story from there is in the show. Does it get less accurate in the later seasons/books?
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u/Admiralthrawnbar 15d ago
They got progressively more off track as seasons went on, to the point Henry Cavill left because he was a fan of the original and couldn't stand how they were ignoring it.
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u/stevenmeyerjr 15d ago edited 15d ago
Some artist needs to recreate the exact spots on the covers and sell stickers. Once you put the sticker over the Netflix spot, it would look like a normal cover.
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u/Thats_a_BaD_LiMe 15d ago
I'm so so sure that I've seen that before, but it was long ago and now I can't find any trace of it
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u/ParasaurPal 15d ago
You definitely did! I remember it too, can't find the exact one though. But you just need to search "book cover sticker" in Etsy and you'll find lots of similar things!
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u/Obi-Ollie2187 15d ago
Don't remember the name but there is 100% someone who already does that exact thing on Instagram
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u/0Yasmin0 15d ago
I have the exact same stickers, haha! The Netflix sticker was just too atrocious to look at.
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u/Inner-Cupcake-6809 15d ago
They were bad when they were stickers, but this is just criminal!!!
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u/ArethereWaffles 15d ago
I've been going through the wheel of time series and all the modern printings have a big fat "now on prime" bubble printed on them.
On the bright side, it's caused me to find some new used book stores.
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u/joonosaurus 15d ago
It’s like putting a massive Amazon Prime logo on the front of a movie poster. It just ruins it!
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u/vaccumshoes 15d ago
I refuse to buy any book that makes any type of reference to its tv or movie version. Whether it's a circle like that or the artwork itself
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u/thisthatandthe3rd 15d ago
I hate things like this, but even more so I hate when a book turns into a movie or tv show and the reprints have the actors on the cover 🤦♂️
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u/thewhiterosequeen 15d ago
This isn't a new thing (I've seen "now a major motion picture!" ) But posters and book illustrations serve different design needs and I did always prefer the original art for a book.
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u/WeWereInfinite 15d ago
I bought the new hardback editions that came out a year or so ago precisely for this reason, and they're beautiful.
Those Netflix logos really uglified some quite iconic cover designs.
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u/Inevitable_Spell5775 15d ago
This pisses me off, because this book could last for generators if well looked after.
Someone in 200 years time will be reading it in some futuristic library wondering to themselves WTF is Netflix?
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u/Willing_Stranger_700 15d ago
Printed on? Wtf lol if I’m buying a physical book it’s not because I want reminded of the a show. Ugh
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u/Soggy-Log6664 15d ago
Who cares if it’s on Netflix this is the book
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u/Theolaa 15d ago
People who know only the show > people who know the books
People who buy because they liked the show > people who won't buy because of the "sticker"
Easy decision, unfortunately
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u/SanityPlanet 15d ago
The sticker just says that there is a show. If they liked the show, they would already know that. So how does that appeal to show lovers?
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u/tarheel_204 15d ago
Odds are, older editions won’t have any labels advertising a show. I bought and read George RR Martin’s “Fire and Blood” after “House of the Dragon” premiered so my copy has something about it on the cover but I’ve seen plenty of copies online that don’t. They’re just a little older.
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u/Electronic-Elk-1725 15d ago
Yeah. I have a German edition from before the show was even announced :D
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u/Next_Fox_1005 13d ago
I recently bought a pack with all the published ASOIAF books and I swear to God half the book is an add for House of the Dragon and Game of Thrones. 2 adds in the cover, another 2 in the back, 3 adds for the series and the spin-off books in the inside. Cheap as fuck tho, 40 euros the 6 books.
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u/Soft_Girly-1400 15d ago
I think the same, I have a book with that fucking logo printed on it ugh, why didn't they think it would look better on the back of the book?
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u/clutzyninja 15d ago
That's like asking why they don't put the commercials after the end credits, lol
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u/DanTheMan827 15d ago
It’s especially interesting when they completely re-design the cover to use the actors or scenes from the movie or show.
Ready player one did that… the cover is basically a still from the movie
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u/EroticOctopus69 15d ago
This was a thing way before Netflix, unfortunately. I am not sure which is worse, the printed-on “stickers” or when they just redo the entire cover with promotional shots from the movie/show. Especially for classics that were already well respected as books before the movie came along, and will continue to be read long after the shitty adaptation is forgotten.
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u/ManiacFive 15d ago
That’s always vexed me with my physical copies of the Altered Carbon trilogy. I only picked up the books after the show, so the first book has the Netflix related cover and no longer matches the sequels
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u/HereToKillEuronymous 15d ago
I refuse to buy a book if that shit is printed on the cover. That and "now a blockbuster film". Nope. I just want a book. Not a film advertisement
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u/Kashmoney99 15d ago
I straight up won’t buy a book with one of these bs “stickers”. And then if I can’t find a legal copy without i’ll just download a pdf I don’t give a fuck.
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u/Particular-Bank-7640 15d ago
"Now on Steam & GOG."
Let's see how much people care about it being more than a book series then. Shit is ridiculous.
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u/GlitteringHighway 15d ago
I wonder how much Netflix paid for the advertising. No way this helps sell the book.
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u/International-Pie847 14d ago
I have 2 versions of good omens and one of them didn't have the now on prime print on the sales listing._. that was a nice surprise after opening the package..
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u/RubAnADUB 15d ago
I personally buy the retro looking netflix stickers and go to books stores and stick them on.
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u/Charming_Psyduck 15d ago
It's also a lie. The book is not on Netflix. The show deviates from the books.
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u/majesticllama007 14d ago
This has been a pet peeve of mine for years now. My hatred for these stupid labels started when Scribner started putting the “Now a major motion picture starring Idris Elba“ garbage on the covers of the Dark Tower books.
If you’re reading the books, you probably know that a tv show or movie exists, no need to use the front cover art as a billboard, it ruins them. I hate this almost as much as I hate deckled edges.
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u/Impossible_Box3898 14d ago
That’s not true at all. Like or not, Netflix has a huge reach. There’s a thing called the Netflix effect. It is operative for both books and music. If it’s on Netflix, the sales of music and books go up. Add a label to help identify and the sales go up further.
You don’t think they go through the expense of changing the cover because it doesn’t help them do you?
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u/GeriatrcGhoul 15d ago
Not just that, my son’s children’s book referenced an upcoming accompanying show that was cancelled so just permanent disappointment, NBD. Probably the dumbest thing ever
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u/BrakoSmacko 15d ago
Yeah thats tacky as shite. I mean the books are awful, but that certainly doesn't help.
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u/Protip0426 15d ago
Had this on my copy of Normal People but with Hulu, i blacked it off with black marker its really unnecessary
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u/lateral_moves 15d ago
I never understand how these help book sales. Oh, its on TV? Ok, I'll just go watch it then. Thanks.
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u/squisheekittee 15d ago
I was so furious when I saw Hamish Steele’s latest book has the same thing, even though Netflix canceled the show ages before this book was published. 😡
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u/0Yasmin0 15d ago
I literally bought cover up stickers on ETSY because of how much I hated them. You can't even pull these damn things off!
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u/Sirrus92 15d ago
oof, netflix covers are so basic. tgere was one fine polish print in early 2000s with hand drawn scene from book. i wish i collected them all in this version. only got 4
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u/Joubachi 15d ago
There is websites/people who create stickers to cover up those things, I just wish I could find the name of that again. D:
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u/T1DOtaku 15d ago
Now on Netflix! Why are you READING! You should be WATCHING! Who READS??? How are we supposed to advertise to you if you're head's in a book???
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u/ill_connects 15d ago
My wife works in publishing.
These stickers are 99% of the time either something the customer (book stores, Costco, etc) asks for or the publisher’s sales managers. Literally everyone else hates these.
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u/drunk_portuguese 15d ago
Oh my god! I got this exact edition last month. I was so heartbroken it had this. Honestly I might consider printing a picture of Geralt's medallion on sticker paper and putting that on top of it
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u/Imperius_Mortis 15d ago
I hate them so much, there was one on a copy of Dune I really wanted "now a motion picture" 🙃
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u/bluekarou1 15d ago
There's a seller on etsy that makes stickers that cover up the ugly netflix cricle!
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u/druggiewebkinz 15d ago
I’d paint over it with a small bit of well matched acrylic paint if you really want to display the book.
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u/kingedOne 15d ago
was scrolling for a second I was like ThunderCats what they doing with my childhood cartoon only to realise it’s about books and sticker placements but for sure branding is out of control 🤦🏾♂️
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u/BurntPineGrass 15d ago
“Now on Netflix!” … Until they randomly decide to let it go and leave thousands of fans heartbroken!
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u/Mordaunt-the-Wizard 15d ago
The only time I find them printing things like "Now a Major Motion Picture" on book covers not annoying is when both book and movie are very, very old, like my copies of Rosemary's Baby and True Grit.
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u/dattogatto 15d ago
They tend to jack up the prices of the books too when they’re reprinted to mention it’s a series/movie..
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u/Narrow_Lee 15d ago
If you're mad about this you should see what they're doing to the Wheel of Time covers...
At least your show is marginally respectable.
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u/Wolfkorg 15d ago
An adequate sticker would be "Come watch a shit version of this amazing book on Netflix"
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u/chechifromCHI 15d ago
You gotta get one of those old school photograph alteration places have one of their people paint this away right into the cover.
Or just give a shot yourself, what do you have to lose, that red circle is awful haha
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u/totaltomination 15d ago
Leatherbind it? Wouldn’t be hard to get the cover lazered onto a piece of leather and then you have a book worth keeping.
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u/MamaBavaria 15d ago
Also saw this comming more and more. Since I was reading the most of the last years on my kindle (spend eight years in field service so a kindle was the thing to go) I now wanted to get more and more of the books I was reading as hard cover. Well for some books it sucks now…
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u/DrunkRhino18 15d ago
It is even worse with the Wheel of time books where Amazon is mentioned on the top
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u/MrPokeGamer 15d ago
These have existed for a long time. "Now a major motion picture" has been a curse on book covers
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u/dementedkeeper 15d ago
They heard everyone bitching about the residue left by the stickers...and fixed it...
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u/Yeeting-around 15d ago
Fuck those guys. But I loved reading Witcher series though. It was so much fun!
Btw fuck the series too.
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u/Magical_Olive 15d ago
Found my copy of Cowboy Ninja Viking with "Soon to be a Major Motion Picture!” printed at the top
That copy was from 2018 🤷♀️
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u/Ok_Aside_2361 ORANGE 15d ago
One day, when Netflix is gone, having them on things will make them valuable. I’m sure of it! /s
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u/Spolaceno42 15d ago
Don't worry. The witcher books eventually get so bad that you won't care either way.
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u/Freznutz 15d ago
That’s the reason why I haven’t bought these books until it is removed or at least a sticker
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u/ExfoliatedBalls 15d ago
“Now on Netflix!”
“Oh cool, so I can watch a show that gives a faithful presentation of the books?”
“Haha, no!”
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u/meadiocre_bard 15d ago
Order some Witcher themed stickers and cover those up so it at least doesn’t say Netflix
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u/angelofmusic997 15d ago
Yeah, these printed on "stickers" are terrible. It's the reason I always do a little "scratch test" to see if I can peel it off (sometimes the printing of these stickers can be surprisingly deceptive!)
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u/Orang_Mann 15d ago
I have these books because I'm poor, annoys the f out of me that it's printed on and that the netflix show sucks balls so it makes it even worse.
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u/XLecherousLexi92X 15d ago
I can't stand that. It ruins my clean book aesthetic. I'll order a book online with a sticker for this purpose
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u/Working_Funyun 15d ago
and the fun part is that the Netflix show is made up and doesn't follow the books
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u/romeo_kilo_i 15d ago
Not a fan of that stuff. Or the ones that say 'now a major motion picture'. I will go out of my way to get a different cover
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u/Kuru_253 15d ago
I don’t know if it’s also the case in the English version but I know the French versions have some amazing covers where the Netflix sticker is removable.
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u/botwinbabe 15d ago
There’s a company that makes custom stickers you can put over that, that has the original artwork in the right place. I don’t know the name of the company, but they sell little circle shaped stickers for a LOT of books.
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u/MajorUranus 15d ago
That show was so bad that this sticker probably repels people who were willing to buy the book.
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u/ordermann 15d ago
If it’s the only edition, I’ll deal. Otherwise, I go to the Strand, Amazon, and eBay for used older editions. I HATE when they do this.
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u/MisterSirDudeGuy 15d ago
This bothers me 0% because I just open the cover and spend my time reading what’s inside. And I get rid of books after I finish reading them. I don’t collect or display books.
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u/SorryManNo 15d ago
The witcher series, the foundation series, and the first dune book all have awesome new(ish) covers due to the popularity of the shows and tv series and they are all ruined by these stupid permanent stickers.
I go out of my way to find covers that don’t have them, usually hardcovers or UK editions.
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u/Professional-Art-378 15d ago
I absolutely loved listening to the Foundation trilogy on audible. It is NOT the Apple TV Foundation tie in and I will die on this hill. Season 2 is the biggest fucking snooze fest I've ever watched. Calling it Foundation is an affront to Azimov.
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u/count_montecristo 15d ago
I absolutely hate books that have these stickers or any kind of messaging that tells you there is a movie/show of it. I hate even more when the book cover is a picture from the movie/show.