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Originally Posted by MGlitch
Tor has done something similar with the covers to the Wheel of Time books. They’re now generic junk with a symbol of the series superimposed on a plain background. I suspect WoTs case was done ahead of the TV series, because the previous covers don’t line up with casting choices, but the current covers look like something from a graphic design 101 classes homework assignment. They give no hint of the world or story.
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I've noticed a number of backlist eBooks doing this. My understanding is that a lot of this is that the either the contract the publisher had with the cover artists didn't include eBooks, or the contract expired. I suspect the graphic design cover is simply cheap to use. I typically use Calibre to download the original cover. I do have some books where I couldn't get the original cover and scanned the original book cover.
I liked the original covers for the Wheel Of Time books. The covers they replaced them with in the eBooks where not as good, IMPO. If they replaced those with something else, then you may be right about the TV series.