why is penguin considered the worst when they have the best covers

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>>8683687

>>8683687
hard kek

>>8683673
the spines look awful clustered together on a shelf

>>8683673
we all know Wordsworth has the best covers.

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>>8683673
1. They tend to deteriorate quickly compared to similar publishers (e.g. Oxford World Classics) in my experience.
2. Translation is not always the preferred one (this is especially true for philosophy).
3. Look pretty boring on the shelf (I am assuming this probably matters to you since you only mentioned the covers).

Penguin isn't terrible, just mediocre. I would only buy a Penguin Classics paperback if I couldn't find an epub or mobi of it.

>>8683718

This. They don't even look uniform as the Penguin logos are sometimes at slightly different heights.

>>8683673
They don't and the covers are printed on shitty shiny material.