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Message: <blockquote data-quote="edbonny" data-source="post: 1979304" data-attributes="member: 1119">Is this what all the angst is really over: A Bait-n-Switch where Eberron fans were first shown one Eberron-based cover, then surprisingly and inexpliquably shown a second one that seems to "de-Eberron" the book. The reasoning behind such a move (as stated before) seems rooted in marketing the book to a broader base and thus boost the bottom line. The book's author has stated that the content within is pure Eberron and that it has not changed or been "core-ifiied." So there you have it -an Eberron book with a more core-like cover. It seems that many of us (myself included) like grouping our books by appearance which up until now was mostly defined by rules offered, setting, etc. All my Eberron books are on the left, Realms books have their own shelf, Monster books placed together, etc.  For whatever reason, the uniform, orderly appearance of my D&D library satisfies some instinctual book-need in me... but I accept that there have been other books that don't follow this trend. Take the appearance of Libris Mortis and Draconomicon (two books I group together that stick out like sore thumbs). The Fiend Folio doesn't match the other Monster Manuals either. So my desire for book cover perfection has already been dashed. I'll live and I will end up putting my Races of Eberron book on the left side of the case with all my other Eberron books. I may even let out a wistful sigh that it doesn't match the other Eberron books  I do know for sure though that I won't even care about the different cover the day after I buy the book. - Ed</blockquote>

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