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Photography

Psychological Thrillers · All markets · comparable 12 months periods

-11.3percentage
points
Current prevalence46.7%70 matching covers / n=150
Previous period58%87 matching covers / n=150
Signal statedecliningRule-based classification
As ofOct 30, 2026Latest evidence check
01 / Current window

Observed Prevalence

Dec 30n=12Mar 1n=24May 1n=29Jul 1n=18Aug 30n=35Oct 30n=32

Empty time buckets are shown as zero and retain their sample size; they are not interpolated by AI.

02 / Market separation

Source Breakdown

Amazon Bestsellers32 / 7542.7%
Amazon New Releases1 / 250%
Indie Authors0 / 0—
Traditional Publishers37 / 7350.7%
03 / Underlying evidence

70 matching Covers.

These are the records counted in the current prevalence numerator.

04 / Evidence interpretation

What It May Mean.

Built Oct 31, 2026

AI interpretationgpt-6-luna
exploratory confidence
Interpretive summary
Observation: Photography appeared on 46.7% of current sampled covers, down from 58.0% in the previous sample (-11.3 percentage points). Inference: this suggests photography was less prevalent in this measured sample, though it remained present on nearly half of covers.
Market context

The current sample included 42.7% of Amazon bestsellers and 50.7% of traditional-publisher covers with photography. These source samples differ in size; Amazon New Releases had only 2 covers and Indie Authors had none.

What to investigate

Compare the two periods cover by cover within the same source and genre, and record what counts as photography (for example, full-bleed photo versus a small photographic element) to see where the measured decline is concentrated.

Facts supplied to the interpreter

Current: 70 of 150 covers (46.7%).

Previous: 87 of 150 covers (58.0%).

Reported change: -11.3 percentage points.

Current source samples: Amazon Bestsellers 75, Amazon New Releases 2, Traditional Publishers 73, Indie Authors 0.