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Covers matter to me. A bit less so in the ebook world than in physical books, but I've pretty much discarded the output of entire publishers in the past just because I can't stand the idea of having repulsive (to me) covers (i.e. mostly horrible colour and font combinations, bad cover art) in my home, in my shelves.
In the ebook world, covers are one of the main reasons why I've avoided most things on the Baen ebooks site. They're simply awful to my eyes, even if "professional", and I can't bear to browse the site enough to see if there's anything I might want to read.
So, yeah, unless I know for certain (i.e. have read books by an author before) that it's a book I'll likely enjoy a lot, a bad (either objectively bad or simply unpleasant to me) cover can and does put me off from buying a book. On the other hand, good (attractive, competently done) covers can and do make me take a look at the blurb/description/reviews, but I don't buy a book based on just liking the cover art.
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