tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post2810653421376260281..comments2024-03-09T05:53:59.542-05:00Comments on Oz and Ends: Faces on Book Covers and the Lack of Market ResearchUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-30653553496410963052010-01-26T13:51:24.210-05:002010-01-26T13:51:24.210-05:00This is very interesting. Consider the difference...This is very interesting. Consider the difference between picture book covers (lots and lots of POC, mixed groups of kids, etc.) versus novel/chapter book covers (fewer POC, even fewer actual faces). I wonder why that would be.Mama Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15067660996476538210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-12402450107142530952010-01-22T20:52:42.613-05:002010-01-22T20:52:42.613-05:00The boy/girl question probably has similar math, e...The boy/girl question probably has similar math, especially in the teen years. The market is so heavily tilted toward female readers that a cover which increases a book's “girl appeal” by 10% might be worth sacrificing 75% of the potential male readership. Hence so many pink covers.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-62350610769160245112010-01-22T19:44:31.363-05:002010-01-22T19:44:31.363-05:00Would a Latino be more likely to pick the book up?...Would a Latino be more likely to pick the book up? Maybe you only need 50% more sales in the non-white population. Nobody knows.<br /><br />My sons don't seem to care about the race of the people on their book covers. They care a bit about girliness (girls are OK, girls in fancy dresses less so). They are still in elementary school.bethhttp://libraryfrog.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com