I'm doing some research on creating ebooks, and I'm wondering if anybody here can give me a good beginner's overview of using stock images for ebook covers. I've been reading the licensing agreements on a few stock photo sites and trying to make sense of them. For instance, the terms here. It says the images may be used for book covers...and further down, it says if the image is used for printed materials it may only be used on up to 500,000 copies. Now, I'm not saying I expect anything of mine to sell 500,000 copies right off...but we want to be prepared for any contingency, right? Does 'printed materials' mean a physical, hold-in-your-hand printed product, or does it apply to ebooks as well? I don't see how you could have control over how many copies you sell.
Anything else you could tell me about this whole concept would be helpful. I'm very much a beginner and I don't want to make any embarassing mistakes.
Anything else you could tell me about this whole concept would be helpful. I'm very much a beginner and I don't want to make any embarassing mistakes.