Thursday 12 March 2015

How do you learn about the books you buy? #bookbuying


I'm curious. Not only because I want to sell more books, but because I just want to know. Where do you find the books you buy?





  • Blog sites
  • Friend recommendations
  • NYT best seller list
  • If you are a review blogger do you only read what is requested of you?
  • Do you scroll through the top 100 lists of Amazon or other book sellers
  • From promotion companies?
  • BookBub
  • Fussy Librarian
  • Amazon's recommendations (although they like to recommend my book to me a lot)
  • Books from your publisher
  • Goodreads
  • Facebook
  • Google plus
  • Pinterest

Where???

For me if I see a book that I like on a blog site, I'll buy it, especially if the review was good. I also belong to a couple of promotion groups and occasionally I'll review for a blog tour. 

Constantine, my fabulous co-book review is great at finding books for us to read for our monthly posts.

What about you? 

15 comments:

  1. It depends, other readers review on Amazon for instance, Amazon recommendations since I buy my book from them, they kind of know what I read. I do not very much like Goodread's recommendation, don't ask me why. Book blogs that I follow.....

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    1. It's good that Amazon does so well by you, Mary.

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  2. For me, it's a lot of recommendations whether it be from blog sites or friends or FB groups. Amazon isn't the best of recommendations sometimes. I look at what they do rec and if I'm interested after reading the blurb, I will add it to my wishlist. It also depends of if it's a serial/trilogy etc. Unless I really want to read it, I bypass those. I'm looking for full complete stories.

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    1. I'm the same about serial/trilogy books. Unless it looks amazing.

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  3. Blog sites but ONLY ones I trust. There are a lot out there I just don't believe their recs. Then what the publishers offer or send for request usually is how I figure out my next read.

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    1. It's interesting. I host blog tours, but I don't read all of the books I present. I'm just trying to help get the word out for the author hoping someone else will like it.

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  4. The book title & blurb nail it from me. Amazon, book blogs, FB etc. If l like the sound of the story and the characters names, I buy!

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    1. Thanks Stella. It sounds like Amazon and book blogs are in the lead.

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  5. Great question, Nana. I first always ask other people for book recommendations, be it writing buddies, friends, or family. Next I'll go to Amazon for bestsellers and generally won't read anything less than 4 stars because there are so many amazing books out there and so little time. If the first book in a series grabs hold of me, I'm on board for the rest of them.

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    1. Interesting about the stars. I'm curious to know about if other people thought it was a 3 star book meaning they liked it, but you end up loving it. The whole review system is another question. I try to stay away from series, but if I like the first one, then just like you I have to read them all.

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  6. I guess from recommendations, and reviews. But since I do most of the book buying off line, I browse the various bookshops in Accra and select my pick.

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    1. I love pulling books off of shelves and reading the back. Stacking them in my arms and debating later which ones I should buy. Good times.

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  7. I read my writer friends' books the most. I also like to do reviews for people and I subscribe to email services like Ebook Soda where they inform you about books on sale or free in your genre. When I get an Amazon voucher, I buy all the books I've been longing to get. Mostly those are things I've seen on a blog post or twitter feed. I also belong to a book club and get to read a variation of books there, but it looks like our group is no longer meeting this year.

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    1. I've never heard of Ebook Soda. I'll have to check it out. Sorry about your book group.

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  8. Thank you Nana for the compliment! I also like to read reviews and buy the book if it interests me. I never heard of Ebook Soda, Kathy. I'll have to look into it.

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I love reading your comments.