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					Originally Posted by  Steven Lyle Jordan
					 
				 
				If so... you are a rare bird, sir.  Now, if I'd heard good things about a book, I might still buy it even if it sported a bad cover (in fact, I have).  But if I knew nothing about the book, a bad cover would prevent me from looking any further. 
			
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 That's pretty much how I see it too. 
If a self-published author does not think his/her book is worth the effort to create a somewhat professional looking cover I have to assume the same is true for edititing, proofreading and layout.