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This image is of book cover(s), and the copyright for it is most likely owned either by the artist who created the cover(s) or the publisher of the book(s). It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of book covers to illustrate an article discussing the book in question
This template is optimized for book cover art used in the article about the book. It may or may not work in other contexts. For example, this non-free use rationale may not be appropriate for images of magazines, comic books, collections, or alternate editions. Before saving, try the "preview" feature to review the text produced by this template.
This template is optimized for book cover art used in the article about the book. It may or may not work in other contexts. For example, this non-free use rationale may not be appropriate for images of magazines, comic books, collections, or alternate editions. Before saving, try the "preview" feature to review the text produced by this template.
Look for public domain images--covers, title pages, illustrations, etc.--on the web. Library and academic sites are good. Auction/rare book dealer sites can be good. Project Gutenberg has a few images, not many. Generally, title pages are actually preferable to covers, since they have more content. Add the link next to the book title.
Free book covers belong on Wikimedia commons, and can be found there in appropriate categories. Non-free but fair use book covers belong on Wikipedia, and can be found in Category:Non-free images of book covers. All non-free content should comply with Wikipedia's non-free content criteria policy. First edition covers are preferred.
Images in this category are claimed to be non-free book cover images under Wikipedia's non-free content use policy. This category is not for public domain book covers, which should simply be tagged with the relevant public domain template .
This is an optional, but very official-looking box of information you can add to your page. To add an infobox, find another book page with an infobox and edit the source of the page. You may have to click to switch. You will see something like “{{infobox book” with a bunch of information in it. Copy the whole thing until you find the “}}”.
As a book cover, the image is not replaceable by free content; any other image that shows the packaging of the book would also be copyrighted, and any version that is not true to the original would be inadequate for identification or commentary. Using a different image in the infobox would be misleading as to the identity of the work.
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