tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post377881808048302423..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: Survey Says II!Linda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-55097499605814061942008-06-04T19:40:00.000-04:002008-06-04T19:40:00.000-04:00Interesting indeed, Joe. The more I ask people wha...Interesting indeed, Joe. The more I ask people what influences them to buy a book, the more it seems it's such an individual choice...except for when Oprah makes the recommendation.<BR/><BR/>May we all land on Oprah's list someday...Felicia Donovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03556232226152556397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-80010273918038051532008-06-04T17:37:00.000-04:002008-06-04T17:37:00.000-04:00Word of mouth certainly got Harry Potter started a...Word of mouth certainly got Harry Potter started as well as the daVinci Code.<BR/><BR/>I've nearly always found that I've hated books I read based on a review (oddly, most of those were NYTimes reviews too). <BR/><BR/>I buy most of my books online through ABE Books. That's used books, of course. I sometimes buy a new hardcover, but it's rarely to keep. I donate them to the small town library I support. I tend to rely on library books for new reads, though I will occasionally buy a new paperback when I know I won't have the chance to read it before my borrowing privileges would be permanently revoked at the library.<BR/><BR/>I suspect, however, that electronic books are going to take off much faster than anyone predicts in a couple of years. Look at the iPod (and the quality of the music on those things isn't even very good).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-25410759489180320842008-06-04T17:28:00.000-04:002008-06-04T17:28:00.000-04:00Even after all the surveys in the world are taken,...Even after all the surveys in the world are taken, it still boils down to writing the best book we can. And the best advertising is always one person's recommendation to another. Thanks for the comments.Joe Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00028401465567502250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-39657093885804325962008-06-04T14:42:00.000-04:002008-06-04T14:42:00.000-04:00I can be turned OFF by a cover but I'd try to look...I can be turned OFF by a cover but I'd try to look past that to the blurbs and reviews.<BR/><BR/>I don't think I've bought too many books just because I liked the cover.G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-85996393193294666502008-06-04T10:46:00.000-04:002008-06-04T10:46:00.000-04:00That is really interesting info, Joe. I suppose th...That is really interesting info, Joe. I suppose that's how I pick books, too--word of mouth, covers, author, and genre more than topic. But I always thought that reviews and blurbs didn't do much. Guess I was wrong.Jessica Loureyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11157662092822156124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-34510720167415798922008-06-04T10:03:00.000-04:002008-06-04T10:03:00.000-04:00These results are shifting ever so slightly from y...These results are shifting ever so slightly from year to year - with reviews being more important now than they have in the past. I suspect it's because we are all busier and work more independently thus need a little help in suggesting reading choices. But as Sue Ann says, word of mouth is still king.Mark Combeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01270361794228887282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-39850854136175460312008-06-04T09:32:00.000-04:002008-06-04T09:32:00.000-04:00Interesting post, Joe. No matter what promotional ...Interesting post, Joe. No matter what promotional tools we use, the best way is still word of mouth. Write a good book. Make sure it gets into the hands of lots of folks. Then hope those folks will talk about it ... A LOT! Book sales may be reported in the thousands, but books are still sold one at a time.Sue Ann Jaffarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984054116933714621noreply@blogger.com