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The Political Economy of Trust: Institutions, Interests, and Inter-Firm Cooperation in Italy and Germany (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics)

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Why are you two idiots giving two stars based on the istock watermark?

You embody what's wrong with the ratings system. You see something on Photoshop Disasters and rush to Amazon to be the first moron to put in your two cents.

I have the original, and there's no watermark (big surprise). In fact, it's not even the same cover. It's similar but not identical. It's not the most interesting read but it was required for college.

The cover image looks as if the image was taken from the iStock image database directly from the web.

Is this an example of how trust is broken or negligence by the cover designer?

I agree it bodes very poorly for the book that it has the iStock logo, though in all likelihood it was not theft. The more probable scenario is that the art department sent the mock-up version from before final approval and purchase of the art. As a note, it is legal and accepted practice to use a "comp" image in the design phase. It is also highly embarrassing for such an image to go public.

Of course, the additional "copyrighted material" watermark from the publisher adds a pinch of irony.

All that said, even without the watermark, the cover is ugly and poorly designed. Then again, my mother taught me not to judge a book by its cover.