If Book Cover Designers Used Stock Photos

How do book designers decide what to put on the cover of a book? What if they didn't have a huge budget for a photoshoot? What if they were just damned lazy? Inspired by Rico Monekon's entertaining record covers from stock photos, we've been wondering how some well-known books might look if the cover designers had resorted to stock photo libraries for inspiration:

You can play this game too! Find an online photo library and type the title of your favourite book into the search field.

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