Double file sizes due to 1.4 mb album artwork!!!

Hi,
So let's say I have a 4.5 mb song and 1.4 mb album artwork in JPEG format. I add that artwork to my song and the file size should be 5.9 mb, no?
Well, I am currently getting exactly 9 mb files just because I added the artwork.
What's going on here? Is iTunes converting the image to some ridiculous proprietary format or is that just the way it is?
Thanks!

On the iPod, you would not be able to tell the difference between a 75kb and a 1.4MB album art.
Besides, that is 1.4MB for EACH song.
The file is 1800x1800
The iPod screen is only 320x240 so right off the bat, you have 3,163,200 more pixels than you can use.
iTunes downloaded artwork is only 600x600.
But hey, if that's what you want, have at it.

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