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Old 12-05-2010, 03:50 PM   #229
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Originally Posted by DMcCunney View Post
If what you're talking about is a repackaged public domain edition, or a self published indie work, perhaps. If what you're talking about is a trade book from a major publisher, not so. (All of my Baen editions include a cover, for example)

I've seen folks elsewhere advocating dropping the cover art to save money and price the ebook cheaper. Aside from the fact that I know a number of the artists who get commissioned to produce the cover art and are trying to make a living, covers are features for me. An ebook that dropped them to save costs would simply be worth less to me, and I might not buy it at all.
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The problem is we don't know when an eBook is using a generic cover until after we've bought it and then it's too late. What I end up doing is finding a cover image and using that in place of the generic cover. I really dislike them.
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