What’s your threshold?
When I was younger, my favorite place to go shopping was, without doubt, a book store. There were so many books to choose from (and we had a tiny store in our mall… you should’ve seen me when I went to a large city and found how many floors a big store could have!) Choosing a book was hard enough then. There were so many series I read and so many authors. Of course price never came into play for me, neither did covers. I read what I read. I picked the next book in a series, or a new release by a favorite author. Once in awhile I might stretch myself and break the mold, buying a book that had been recommended to me. Of course, none of my friends read as voraciously as I did, so that wasn’t an often occurrence.
As I’ve gotten older, some things haven’t changed. I still like to read series. I still have favorite authors. I still will consider recommendations (although now most of my friends are readers or authors, so I have plenty more recommendations coming my way!)
What is different? The number of books available have become almost overwhelming. I’m more likely to branch out and try a new author or title. I have an eReader, allowing me the ability to have thousands of books at my fingertips.
The biggest difference of all? I’m paying for my own books! Now I have to also take into consideration price, book reviews, ratings, covers… all the things I never considered when I was younger.So I put out there to you – what things do you consider and how much weight do you give to those things which will make you buy (or not buy) a book? What’s your tipping point when it comes to pricing? Do you read the reviews on a new author or book to decide if you’ll buy it? If an author has only a few reviews – or a limited number of reviews but with mixed ratings, will you still try the book? What will turn you off from trying a book?
