"Today, a lot of books are sold in large chain stores that make their money primarily by selling packaged goods--bologna, potting soil, diapers--and these stores take great pains to ensure they won’t offend any of their customers.... any cover image that might be “too sexy” or sensitive in some other way is likely to get nixed [by the publisher] before it’s even seen by the buyers for these stores--and if it’s not, it’s likely to get nixed by those buyers when they do see it." - Charles Ardai