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If the book cover is in the public domain (see Wikipedia:Public domain), then use the appropriate public domain tag rather than this one. Any of the following may be helpful for stating the rationale: Template:Book rationale, Template:Non-free use rationale book cover, or Template:Manga rationale.
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.
{{Non-free book cover |category=Poetry book cover images |sort key}} 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 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.
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. If a first edition public domain image of the book cover exists, it should be used instead of the non-free ...
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Our policy states that free images are always preferable to non-free images. [2] Including an image of the first edition is much more encyclopedic; it provides real information about the book, rather than about a modern publisher. It educates our users and the public about the history of these books and about the value of freely licensed material.
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.