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Originally Posted by Nyssa
No but I have admired a book because of the feel of the paper.
Oh, one thing I didn't add to my OP is that, although I have never purchased a book becuase of a beautiful cover, I have downloaded many free books becuase of beautiful covers.
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Sorry for the slight off-topic.
I've discussed this elsewhere, good topic. I definitely feel the artwork/cover should be an integral part of a book or story -- very important in marketing to grab attention and convey an immediate sense of what the book/story might be about. Of course it can be misused as well.
I'd never buy a book just because of the cover (though I probably have once or twice in my half-century) but I do think it definitely adds something.
I actually hate it when the public domain books have generic covers with just the title and author.
Or Calibre conversions etc. I've been know to go find the proper cover and slap it into Calibre.
