We have been actually noticing that sample texts are turning into the easy temptation to visually enhance an overall composition by adding a fewer elements more (and unfortunately upon identical images already approved), and that explains why so many illustrations fall into the infamous "too simple" rejection reason. They may look nicer, but simply put, sample texts are more of an obstacle than really an added value, both for the submitter, the customer, and why not, for the editor too: Personally, I just ignore (and decline) sample texts over too simplistic works.

See, there are simple illustrations that can be be simple (not simplistic) and still have that sales potential ingredient to become big sellers if the originality...

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