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Yes, if you only download the freebies, it could take weeks to even FIND a font you can use. But some of the dollar only fonts can really be nice and there are bundles (the Laura Worthington bundles are some of my favorites. WHen those are on sale they run about 20 dollars, and they are beautiful fonts with a lot of extras. They are VERY nice fonts for cover work, but are readable enough for any job.) Keep in mind that in the old days a single font (that might not even include bold/italic/etc) could run over 100 dollars--making them prohibitively expensive for someone working on covers or other small projects. Some of the most popular and common book fonts out there can cost 500 or more (which puts them solidly out of my budget!)
The freebies on both sites range from hand drawn fonts to fat fonts and everything in between. I don't download all of them, but if a font looks like a decent one for a cover, I'll grab it. The dollar and under 5 fonts change frequently so it's a good place to shop if you're looking for a particular tone or style.
Thanks for the link to Dover.
Also--for anyone downloading these types of freebies, always double check to make sure the license is commercial. Some sites will have a "personal use only" on the freebies and you don't want to mix those in with your commercial use fonts. Both the sites I listed say commercial use for fonts. Some of their templates and backgrounds MAY be personal use only when free. Always check!
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