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| Thursday, May 18, 2006 |
| What makes you buy a book? |
On one of the loops I'm on they are discussing this topic: What makes you pick up, or buy a book? I find this so interesting. Does the cover make you pick it up? Is that enough to make you buy? Or do you have to read the back blurb first? How willing are you to try a new author, just because you like the cover and blurb?
Do you read the first page to see if it will hook you?
When I go to a bookstore, I love to look over all the books, touch them, read the blurbs etc, and quite often I'll pick up and buy a book from a new author because I've "heard" of them on a loop, or I like the cover/blurb. I don't always read the first page, sometimes I'll flip through and just read in the middle, to get a feel for the writer's style, to see if I click with her voice.
How about you? What makes you buy a book? |
posted by Cathryn Fox @ 4:04 AM  |
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Hello Cathryn,
A lot of decisions go into me picking a new author who I've never read before. I read reviews on Amazon and other sites. I ask friends if they ever read this author. I check their ratings on Amazon to see if they are a popular author. Most importantly, the author has to have written something interesting for me to go out of my way to try their books. Also a pretty cover never hurts! (LOL)
Thank You,
Linda.H.
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Hello Cathryn,
A lot of decisions go into me picking a new author who I've never read before. I read reviews on Amazon and other sites. I ask friends if they ever read this author. I check their ratings on Amazon to see if they are a popular author. Most importantly, the author has to have written something interesting for me to go out of my way to try their books. Also a pretty cover never hurts! (LOL)
Thank You,
Linda.H.