25 Worst Book Covers of All Time
from Online College.org - August 11th, 2010

Whoever said you should never judge a book by its cover clearly never dealt with the existence of Cooking With Pooh. Not even the presence of a lovable bear can make that title sound like anything other than, well, cooking with poo.
Sometimes a book is done in by its title, other times by the artwork, and still others by some glorious combination of the two. The problems seem to pop up more frequently in genre offerings like romance and sci-fi — io9 has an entire category devoted to covers of all kinds — but they're not limited to any particular subject.
College students and book collectors often find them while prowling the stacks at used book stores or flea markets, but lucky for you, the best are right here. Amazingly, they're all real:


View them all here and be astonished.