How do readers feel about AI art between the pages of a story?

[worldismyne]

Your cover/art is the first glance a reader will have at your work, and while you can say you don't use it to write, using it for other things will build distrust with your audience.

If you have aspirations of going beyond webnovels, it'll be a detriment where avid readers are actively boycotting books that use AI in any part of the publication process. Generally, most readers expect to only find text in the chapters. There's really no net benefit to using it.

 

[JordanIda]

I don't like images at all. Images distract.

I read to visualize with my imagination. If the words aren't sufficient inspiration, I drop the book.

 

[morgan_arlen]

I've found it useful when visualizing my characters while writing, but don't share it generally, worried about the response I'll get. I guess I'm really nervous about torches and pitchforks.