Cover Poll - I need your response #commentswanted

I'm very curious how important readers (and this includes authors)feel the images on the cover are to you when purchasing a book:

1.  Are you more likely to purchase a book that has people on the cover.

2.  Do you prefer background only.

3.  In a series, where one cover shows one image and then on the continuation of the story, a totally different woman is shown...how would that influence your decision?

4.  How about hair color.  If the heroine is a blonde, how disturbed are you to see a brunette on the cover?

5.  How about video trailers...how closely do the pictures need to be to the actual description of your characters?

What other issues do you consider when looking at covers, i.e., caricatures, shirtless cowboys on stories based in the Old West?

Also, I'm very interested to know when reading FICTION, how important do you feel it is for the author to have researched details when writing an historical story?

I know commenting is not a favorite pastime,, but please take a moment to help out an author who is trying to prove a point.

You can view all my covers on Amazon.

Ginger

Importance of Book Covers

The poll is closed and twenty-nine people answered the question: How important is a book cover in helping you decide your book purchases?

Five said it's EXCEPTIONALLY important.
Thirteen say the cover is SOMEWHAT important.
Two state a cover is NOT AT ALL important to them.
Seven are more interest in the BACK BLURB.
and two are more impressed by the FAMILIARITY OF THE AUTHOR.

So, although the votes don't compare to the millions who call in for American Idol, it gives you a little insight into how readers decide what's important when they select a book.

So, for those of you who believe the cover is somewhat or exceptionally important...here's my latest. I like it. It would make me pick it up. *lol*

OLD POLL RESULTS

Twenty four people responded to the poll - How Often Do You Purchase an E-Book? Here are the results:

1 = Once in a while
3 = Constantly, I'm addicted
4 = Frequently
11 = One for authors I know and like
5 = Never

Now all we have to do, Ladies blogging with me this week, is convert those five people to frequent buyers. *lol*

Check out the new poll - How often do you comment on blogs?