Coverage

As for the textless covers, we've been told repeatedly by experts in the field that these amount to marketing hara kiri. They are likely correct. But we persist because we consider the covers works of art.

Emily Donaldson, CNQ Editor, from issue #1 of The Bibliophile. 

When CNQ, Canadian Notes & Queries, shows up in the mail I try to stop whatever I'm doing and jump right in. The covers are always by Seth, and they seem to have a pull that makes me want to see what's new inside. Yeap, and as their editor mentions, the covers are usually textless, or have just a few words about the issue's theme. Years ago I wrote about Model Railroader's textless cover years from the early '60s to the mid '70s. I thought they expressed confidence, and showed what model railroading was really all about. And if your name's Model Railroader, what more does one need to know about what's inside? Apparently today's 'experts' don't see it that way. CNQ goes one further than the old MR with cover art that wraps around to the back, where you might find a few explanatory words, nicely integrated into the image, if that's what you're after.