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Originally Posted by starrigger
Yes, that's the reason, at least in many cases. They license the rights to use the art for promotional and marketing purposes, which is why you see the art in the online listings*--but many of these contracts were written before anyone was thinking seriously about the ebook market. The art director at one publisher told me that they did, in the last year or so, starting including ebook rights with art contracts. But they're not likely to go back and amend old contracts.
It does seem a little like bait and switch to see the cover in the store, but not get it when you buy the book.
*And which is why I can use my covers for the little display you see to the left of this message.
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Thanks for the explanation. It had never occurred to me that they might not have the rights to include the cover art. It doesn't bother me a great deal, I was curious rather than annoyed. I never look at covers on my Kindle, and can add covers in Calibre easily enough.
So, can anyone answer a related question? Does iBooks on iPad/iPhone have a work-around, or does it display a load of generic covers on the bookcase view?