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Originally Posted by Lemurion
Since the cover's used to sell the ebook as much as the dead tree edition, it should share in the cost. After all, the main function of any cover is to sell the book - whether it's on the book, on a dust-jacket or on a poster.
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Exactly.
I arranged a talk by an artist years back at a local SF group. He did covers for SF/fantasy titles, and was happy to get feedback from readers about the effectiveness. As far as he was concerned, his task was to create a compelling image that would make the reader pull the book down off the shelf for a closer look. That was the first step in making the sale, and that first step was his job.
Even if it's an ebook, you need that compelling image to draw the customer's eye. If there's no cover image, what
do you put on Amazon or similar site to catch the customer's eye and make them take a closer look?
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Dennis