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View Poll Results: What makes you pick up a book?
Author Recognition 6 28.57%
Interesting Cover Art 3 14.29%
Interesting Title 7 33.33%
Recommendation 5 23.81%
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Old 04-22-2008, 06:23 PM   #11 (permalink)
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I pick books based on recommendations.
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Old 04-22-2008, 07:23 PM   #12 (permalink)
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mainly just the title, i normally dont even read the blurb on the back of the book because sometimes those can be a turn off for what may turn out to be a really good book. or a really good blurb for a really bad book (like Jane Eyre, the version that we had to read for school had a really interesting blurb on the back, then it turned out to be crap).
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Old 04-22-2008, 07:44 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Usually when I read a book it's because I am told that it is a good book.
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Old 05-22-2008, 02:22 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Most of the time it's the Author Recognition that's the most crucial for me. Recommendations come rarely for me.
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Old 05-22-2008, 03:53 AM   #15 (permalink)
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I chose recommendation, though many times I'd also go by the author.
Mostly I don't get to buy books in a store and borrow books from my mum who is part of a book club. So I guess it'll be by her recommendation or if the summery of the book seem interesting
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Old 05-22-2008, 06:32 AM   #16 (permalink)
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I go with the authors I read first and then browse that category and see what titles grab me which then leads me to reading excerpts and if it sounds okay I'll buy it. Then if I like the style/writing I'll start looking for those authors books until I have read all of them and start the process all over again.
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Old 05-22-2008, 06:57 AM   #17 (permalink)
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I pick books on reviews and the back of the book.
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Old 05-23-2008, 03:42 AM   #18 (permalink)
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hmm... normally i pick up a book based on the fact it looks like its part of a trilogy. I hate finishing a book and wishing there was more to it. I guess that would possibly be a mixture of cover and title.
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Old 05-25-2008, 04:58 PM   #19 (permalink)
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usually by author recognition or recommendation (like the Alex Rider series that someone thinks i should read....im waiting for the first book to be back in the library right now)
Other than that the books I just got done reading this week were picked purely by the title then the blurb on the back
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Old 05-25-2008, 05:03 PM   #20 (permalink)
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The cover and title, if I have no clue about it.

oh, length also affects me decision.
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