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Some writers put their image on the back of books, some don't. I think in the end as long as you provide it as a choice and not make the image required, you shouldn't have an issue. Some people...
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#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T06:49:13Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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ggiaquin16
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2019-12-08T06:49:13Z (almost 5 years ago)
Some writers put their image on the back of books, some don't. I think in the end as long as you provide it as a choice and not make the image required, you shouldn't have an issue. Some people may not want their picture up at all because they don't want their appearance to decide if they should read the book or not. Someone may not want to read the book for race or sex reasons, maybe the author has defects or scars from an accident. You just don't know and all of these petty things are sadly reasons someone very well may put a book down. Also, the whole idea of having a pen name is so that you create a second identity. Whether to hide their real identity for writing or personal reasons, having them put up a picture kind of defeats that purpose if they can associate the 2 different authors by the same picture. So in the end, don't make it required to have a picture. Simply have it as an option.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2017-07-28T20:57:38Z (over 7 years ago)
Original score: 7