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In addition to my earlier word wall (sorry about that), one mustn't ignore the author/publisher factor. Many plainly and simply, don't like ebooks. They feel books are cheapened by being an easily disposable product like a file, etc, etc.
So it is not just reluctant book readers at the heart of it all, but the institution ... especially the older members, amongst whom, ebook is a dirty word.
These institutions have always been out for themselves, whilst always maintaining what they see as a quality product they can gain the most profit out of. Some have enjoyed a kind of monopoly and a certain snobbishness. Then many just love the physical product itself, and see themselves as the last bastions of maintaining a quality item and product institution. For them, it has been a craft, after all.
In some ways, you can liken it to the CD vs Vinyl situation. Where great full size album sleeves were one of the losses from the CD revolution. We were left with a much smaller, less detailed image ... and where its impact was often far less.
At least with CD, the cover image is always there to see. Especially if like me, you embed the cover as artwork in an MP3 or other file, and play on big screen via a media player.
Ebook covers are not so lucky. Probably the only time you see it properly, is before purchase while browsing (if not just a thumbnail). You may also see it fairly decently in your library on a tablet, with a large view setting while browsing. Most just probably see a black & white shades of grey image, and not often or properly ... even if they can be bothered to actually look at them with more than a glance.
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