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by jstanley 9 days ago
I too judge books by their covers.
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It's all information that feeds into the Bayesian.
Everyone does. That’s why publishers put care into cover art.
I recently bought a book I've been wanting to read at a thrift store. I almost didn't buy it because it was a later reprint with an uglier cover that now says "Now a major motion picture starring Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock".