now you can use ItemsSource on CoverView (for net>=4.5)

HandyControlDemo/ViewModel/Controls/CoverViewModel.cs

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+using HandyControlDemo.Data;
+using HandyControlDemo.Service;
+
+namespace HandyControlDemo.ViewModel
+{
+    public class CoverViewModel : DemoViewModelBase<CoverViewDemoModel>
+    {
+        public CoverViewModel(DataService dataService) => DataList = dataService.GetCoverViewDemoDataList();
+    }
+}