tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13449892.post2774884745804437640..comments2023-09-22T04:58:46.207-07:00Comments on On the Writers' Road Less Traveled...<br>Weblog of Alyssa Goodnight: So Many Books...How to Choose?Alyssa Goodnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12563271888054706202noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13449892.post-60036569462768909842007-10-26T01:59:00.000-07:002007-10-26T01:59:00.000-07:00For me, it's blurbs. And I'll often read the first...For me, it's blurbs. And I'll often read the first page. Actually, I used to think covers weren't that important to me....until I got my own. And then I was relieved to find I was really happy with it. So, now it's: blurb, first page, cover, reviews. :)Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678698296265168217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13449892.post-24358908096444413292007-10-22T08:42:00.000-07:002007-10-22T08:42:00.000-07:00Book covers are huge. They don't determine whethe...Book covers are huge. They don't determine whether or not I buy a book, but they determine whether or not I pick it up.<BR/><BR/>Stacy's book selection process:<BR/>1. A pretty cover catches her eye<BR/>2. Reads back cover<BR/>3. If interested, takes book to bookstore coffee shop to read the first few pages.<BR/>4. If still interested, buys books.<BR/><BR/>The only exception is if the book is by someone I know online. Then I'll buy it regardless of what the cover may look like.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04651755306664865579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13449892.post-40326306909694623642007-10-21T14:08:00.000-07:002007-10-21T14:08:00.000-07:00A cover will make me pick up a book to look at it,...A cover will make me pick up a book to look at it, as will an author quote, if it's one of my must-buy authors. I don't go so much on book reviews. Before I buy a book I will read the opening and then dip into a couple of places to see if I like the style of writing!Sara Hantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16182080983150346914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13449892.post-5830782814095663602007-10-20T09:51:00.000-07:002007-10-20T09:51:00.000-07:00I like reading debut novels. If I like the debut ...I like reading debut novels. If I like the debut novel, I usually read most of their other works...unless it's someone like John Grisham who's written a bajillion books and they're all pretty much the same. Good, but the same.<BR/><BR/>Covers draw me in, once I've picked it off the shelf, but at 1st glance it's the title since all I can see is the spine. I'm a totally random book selector! :)~V~https://www.blogger.com/profile/10008858304246310756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13449892.post-79474409256529088712007-10-20T06:20:00.000-07:002007-10-20T06:20:00.000-07:00I admit my reliance on author quotes can be dicey,...I admit my reliance on author quotes can be dicey, but it seems to be working for me. There aren't too many authors I trust. ;)<BR/><BR/>And sometimes I think they slap a particularly impressive author quote on every book if it's generic enough to warrant it: "So and so will leave you breathless."<BR/><BR/>I've read Jenny Crusie's take on blurbs, but not this one--thanks!Alyssa Goodnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563271888054706202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13449892.post-52071772961249374872007-10-19T22:10:00.000-07:002007-10-19T22:10:00.000-07:00It's always interesting to me to hear how others s...It's always interesting to me to hear how others select the books they read. For me, a cover definitely catches my attention but it's not necessarily a given that I will want to buy a book based on the cover - no matter how much I like the cover. I'm a blurb kind of girl. The blurb has to interest me or it's a no go. A title can also catch my attention. And I've never given credit to a quote or review. I recently noticed that one big name author had the exact same quote on several of another big name author's books and I had to wonder if the first big name author had ever read any of the second big name authored books (that made sense, right?). Then recently I read an author's take on the subject (http://www.delacroix.net/blog/?p=288) so it gives the quote even less credibility for me.<BR/><BR/>So, cover or title first but for me, the money is in the blurb. :)Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07820350511791595345noreply@blogger.com