Quick and simple question here: Are copies of any adventure paths ever released using the temporary cover artwork that's displayed in announcing the books, before the final artwork of each book is completed?
i.e. Carrion Crown's temporary cover art was a blue book, whereas its final one was a black book. Shattered Star's temporary art was a purple book, whereas its final one was a beige-ish book. Skull and Shackles' temporary art was a brown-ish book, whereas its final one was an orange book, etc.
No. It's only used as a placeholder until the art is finalized; there are no actual physical copies printed.
There were a few "alternate" covers for the first books of APs (RotRL and Second Darkness, I know for sure) that had a different "cover model" but the same color scheme as the "normal" cover.
Perfect, that's what I thought. Thank you for answering.