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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.
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
Some of those images are actually PD images, which are mistagged (only fair use covers belong in that category)--if the images are clearcut public domain, it would be very useful to change the tags on those images. Look for public domain images--covers, title pages, illustrations, etc.--on the web. Library and academic sites are good.
A template alone does not make book cover art fair to use. It merely helps you state why you think it is appropriate. 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 ...
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For general comic book, graphic novel and trade paperback covers, it is generally accepted that, like Compact disc or DVD covers, they can be used under fair use reasoning for the purpose of identification, as long as the image of the comic book cover is clearly captioned, identifies the series and issue number in question, credits the artists, and is used in an article containing commentary ...
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A template alone does not make cover art fair to use. It merely helps you state why you think it is appropriate. This template is optimized for album cover art used in the article about the album. It may or may not work in other contexts. For example, this non-free use rationale may not be appropriate for images of videos.