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Originally Posted by Tarana
New covers on old books is often due to the loss of control of the cover image. Copyright rights have reverted not just to authors after 35 years. I believe that law includes covers which were separate from the book (unlike illustrations within a book). In many cases, covers were work-for-hire, so owned by the publisher. Now the author is republishing elsewhere, but the cover didn't come along with the rights.
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I've seen so many books with beautiful painted covers replaced with crappy stock photos for this reason.
