Blooks—fake books

[Paul Whybrow]

I found this interesting article in today's New York Times, about fake books—some blooks are ornate, useful or just plain fun.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/29/b...egion&WT.nav=c-column-middle-span-region&_r=0

I own a blook, though it's more of home security device or hidey-hole, as it resembles a boring brown leather bound Victorian tome on the shelf, but it's actually a box.

 

[KG Christopher]

Fly fishing by JR Hartley is a good fake book.

 

[Robinne Weiss]

Great article! When my husband first got an iPad, he made a cover for it out of an old children's book--What I Want to Be When I Grow Up. Hilarious for a middle-aged professional to carry around!

 

[Bluma Bezbroda]

Well, these kind of presents were very popular in Poland some 5 years back The one you see in the photo is "Pan Tadeusz" by Mickiewicz, our national epic, and also a brand name for one of our vodkas... so, this had to happen sooner or later, I guess

 

[Amber Zade]

I thought this was going to be a post for those ebooks on Amazon which have a title and cover which resembles that of a best-seller. Maybe those should be called Trojan Blooks. LOL

I wish I had a blook.

 

[Paul Whybrow]

More blooks: The Aesthetic Allure of Books Without Pages