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For me, it's the cover foremost. Then I flip to the back cover copy to see if it's interesting and then I read the first few pages. I'm fairly picky, and if the first couple of pages don't grab me, I'm less likely to try it.
On the other hand, if a friend highly recommends a book, I'll usually buy it. Or if it's a new author whom I know and want to support. :)
-Michelle
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This is going to sound bad, but what usually catches my eye first is the cover, then the author. If the cover has a really attractive guy on it, and is by an author I have heard of, then I am probably going to try it. And if I read the back and it sounds good, then I will read it.
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CaLynn
- Tuesday, July 24 2007
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I rarely pick up books I know thinking about. I read reviews for work, I also get "dear reader" that e-mails and excerpt a week. If the cover grabs me i'll read the discription and will pick it up for i'm desperate.
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It depends. If a cover or title catches my eye, I will pick it up, turn it over and see about the back cover blurb, and then I will probably read a page or two.
Some author for me are automatic buys as I have read their work and love and adore them.
If the author is unknown but the book is published by a publisher that I trust -- ie Harlequin Historical, Avon, etc, I am more likely to buy as well. I do think after awhile you learn that there are certain house styles within publishers...
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For a new-to-me author, usually it's the cover that captures my attention first. If the back blurb intrigues me, then I'll buy it.
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Lighter covers (white, yellow, eggshell, pink) catch my eye before dark covers do. I like the graphic to be something pertaining to the story. Nekkid people don't entice me to buy, especially if I'll be reading at the airport. I prefer scenery or sword & rose graphics (but obviously, most readers love the nekkid people, or marketing would make them change it). I read the back cover blurb to see if the book has a conflict I can enjoy, then I look inside to see if the print is large enough to read. I don't buy books with teensy print because I can't read them. Then I read the log line to make sure that the book is actually about what the back blurb says, because it isn't alway so, and I like to read the first sentence, although that doesn't make or break my decision to buy. I've bought reprints of books that I already have too often, which infuriates me, so now I always look at the copyright page, too.
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Yes, I know what you mean about reprints, particularly when they give the reprint a different title.
It is really frustrating to buy a book and then discover that it is actually a reprint of an earlier book that you may or may not have loved.
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With the cost of books they should be required by law to state on the cover or spine that it is a reprint. This is very frustrating because of late with new covers, online sites like Amazon don't put the original copyright date but the new one and so I get burned. Now I keep a data base hoping that I won't get burned too often by online sites, but I have sent them back when it happens and have refused to pay shipping as it was their mistake not to list the original copyright.
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Most of the time i buy the books of the same author. But from new authors i will look at the cover and read on the back if i like the story or i will look what other readers said about the book.
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ME TO. SAME AUTHOR. IF NOT THAT THE COVER AND THEN I READ THE BACK.SOMETIMES I';LL START TO READ THE 1ST CPT.
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The title, the cover, and sometimes the author if I've heard about her/him before. They will catch my eye, but I won't actually buy them unless I look at the blurb or read a couple pages in to see if I will like the book.
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piats
- Wednesday, July 25 2007
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If I've read a particular author before, and enjoyed the book, I will choose something by that author over any other book. If I haven't heard of the author, the cover will get me interested, and the synopsis on the back will sell it to me.
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soomi
- Friday, July 27 2007
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soomi
- Friday, July 27 2007
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Woeps wrong move with mouse ...
I agree with Piats. So the cover must be attractive to get me interested
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I usually check on the storyline and the title. The cover and the author is not really important to me..I buy books even if I don't know the author, but with an interesting storyline.
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First the cover and title have to catch m if it is by one of my favorite authors it is an automatic read if not then I read the back and see if it is sounds interesting.
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Jetnet
- Sunday, August 26 2007
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Jetnet
- Sunday, August 26 2007
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The cover usually has to catch my eye. Next it would definitely be the plot, and lastly I would have to decide whether the book would be worth the time and money. Of course if the book has one of my favorite themes involved then I would for sure give it a try.
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I often read familiar writers. But when it comes to an unknown author, I will consider the title and then synopsis at the back.
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If the cover catches my eye I'll pick it up and then read the inside cover. If it's something by an author I really like I tend to buy it regardless of what the cover looks like. Another author's quote on the book...especially if it's an author that I truly respect their work...will also help in the decision making.
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I generally read th bacof the book and if it sounds interesting to me...its in my bag then..
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I have to go with genre and/or time period. I love historical romance more than life itself and Scottish romance even more than that. I have ended up with many a crappy book buying unkown authors who have written Historical Scottish novels. lol
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The cover, then i read the back, to see what it's about! but the cover first, pic. then the title!!
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Sometimes is the cover, and the story plot. Or maybe its an author I was told was good, and I take chance. I like historical romance in general and sometimes its the story and cover that strike the first impression. Sometimes it that opening page that gives the reader a brief idea of the plot or chemistry between characters.
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It seems like everyone uses the same strategy...
Someone recommends the book, the author is one I frequently read, the cover, and the story description.
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First, its the cover, very sad but true. Then I'll read the back and check out the first page. Lately, I'm really into first person POV, so I've been grabbing those. And if the story is about, or includes a Lenni Lenape Indian, well I'll buy it just for that. Other time periods that I'll pick are Roman or Egyptian. Don't see alot of those.
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