Ever notice most audio magazine cover are white?

You don't have too much time on your hands,you have way way
way too much time on your hands! Now if you really want to
kill some time,tell us what the ratio is for white cars versus
red cars ,and report back with your findings.

Saves ink,,,,

Gotta agree w/ Chayro. Can you say "iMagazine"?

As someone who spends a fair amount of time working on print publications, a preponderance of white covers probably represents the designer just taking the path of least resistance. The minute you move away from white backgrounds, you start dealing with issues of color harmony between background, print font and product and a colored or grey background can make elements in the visual composition either look muddy or "pop" too much. Also, different cultures have different emotional associations with varying colors and if you are trying to appeal to an international audience, white is a safe bet.

Good answer Photon46 . As a printer,,I dont believe less ink coverage on the cover means less of a printing bill. White ink is used as well at times. Customers are usually charged by the number of colors on a page. I am looking at the cover of TAS which is fairly dark background w/ a light colored amp.Printing is not cheap!