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Post Number:#1  Postby Dragonflytears » 12 Aug 2011, 13:50

Does the cover lure you in, reviews, reading the back cover?
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Post Number:#2  Postby Maud Fitch » 05 Sep 2011, 06:04

All three (including recommendations from friends) but when it comes to crunch time, the blurb on the back or inside front cover has to capture my imagination. For me, it has to encapsulate the story.
Poor copy creates a poor impression.
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Post Number:#3  Postby Bookworm2011 » 05 Sep 2011, 14:15

Maud Fitch wrote:Poor copy creates a poor impression.


I completely agree Maud...The cover copy really has to catch my attention if I haven't heard of it before. For me if there is a book that I have read that I loved I also like looking at books that are similar. I love taking recommendations from friends too.
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Post Number:#4  Postby TikkeUmlanapar » 05 Sep 2011, 23:05

For me its the back cover description what the book is all about matters. when i have a glans of the it, it should touch my feelings.
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Post Number:#5  Postby Jacob » 06 Sep 2011, 08:17

I'm mostly attracted to the cover, but before I approach the book with my attention fully. I look at the name, I've been messed with twice just by looking at the cover.
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Post Number:#6  Postby Dragonflytears » 07 Sep 2011, 10:20

The cover usually lures me in, but I have to read the back before I buy. Beauty is not only on the outside :wink:
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Re: How do you choose your books?

Post Number:#7  Postby anu_ » 21 Oct 2011, 12:22

LOL and they say 'Never judge a book by its cover'. What else is there to look into other than blurb and front cover, if you are supposed to make a decision to buy or rent one, while standing in a well stacked bookshop or library, with hundreds of them vying for your attention.
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