Tablet Phone: The world’s worst and most hilarious Kindle ebook artwork revealed

By Ollie Gillman for MailOnline

Published: 05:24 EST, 21 March 2015 | Updated: 09:00 EST, 21 March 2015

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As the old saying goes, you should never judge a book by its cover.

However it is pretty hard not to when viewing these bizarre ebook artworks, which are all available on Kindle.

The collection of hilarious covers, which includes How to deal with Hippo Encounter and Time Swirl: A Binky Adventure, were brought together by blog site Kindle Cover Disasters, which showcases the worst of Kindle art.

The cover of David Bussell’s But… You’re a Horse, appears to show a horse with arms embracing a woman in a peculiar romance novel.

The book cover has garnered so much attention on the Tumblr blog that the man behind Kindle Cover Disasters has had to confirm that the book is not about bestiality.

He wrote on the site: ‘Just wanted to say a big thank you for all the follows and the shares, but most of all I wanted to say thanks to David Bussell, the author of 'But… You're a Horse', whose remarkable book cover has given this blog an undue amount of press attention.

‘I've since had it pointed out to me that Bussell's book is not a steamy tale of equine love but a collection of pranks and anecdotes. Having bought a copy to show my gratitude, I can humbly report that 'But… You're a Horse' is far from a disaster; in fact, it's so funny I snorted my cognac over an elderly colonel.

‘Do yourself a favour and pick up a copy. You'll barely regret it.’

Other covers include that of Hide and Seek, which shows a woman, cat and dog in front of a burning house. Readers should not be put off by the confusing front page, however, as the book has been well-reviewed by the Cat Writers’ Association.

Many of the bizarre Kindle book covers include animals, such as equine flick But… You’re a Horse (left) and Amy Shojai’s Hide and Seek (right), which won rave reviews from the Cat Writers’ Association

Worry no more safari-goers, the hilarious books now available on Kindle include tips on how to deal with wild hippopotamuses (left), as well as the latest adventure (right) of space cat Binky

Adult reads: The strange selection of Kindle ebooks, which includes these explicit titles, also caters for the elderly audience

Look no further than these garish covers for top advice on how to draw ‘mulitcultural’ superheroes (left) and text the man of your dreams (right)

Shawn O’Toole appears to have drawn his own cover on Microsoft Paint for his apparently octopus-based book The Yississ War (left), while there’s something very creepy about the eyes on Escape From Freedom (right)

Here’s to hoping that the animal future (left) contains better ebook artwork than seen on A Chilling Revelation (right), starring Bentwhistle the Dragon

Judging books by their cover: The weird and wonderful artworks are listed on Tumblr website Kindle Cover Disasters

The latest installment of the My Genie and Me Series (left) is made hard to read by its odd yellow cover, despite it having an illustrator and an illustration advisor

The cover on The Sorcerer’s Path book 1 could well be enough to put people off a future sequel, while the bright yellow spread on They Did It With Horses is more than eye-catching

Lawrence Ambrose’s Divided Worlds books appear to be about a woman living among mythical creatures, who also like garden tools (right)

Jonathan Quincy Graves’ novel leaves the reader wandering what the perfect match may be, while Isis: The Beauty Myth, looks like it was drawn as part of a GCSE art exam