Do you read book reviews? - Page 5

kcmay · 11-10-2010, 08:06 AM

I definitely notice covers, even for ebooks. Once I buy a book, however, I'll completely forget the cover. It'd be nice if I could configure my Kindle to display covers in my library. I could use the right button on the 5-way to view it, but I'd like to see it by default.

ManosHandsOfFate · 11-10-2010, 11:40 AM

Sometimes it's nice people can't see the cover of the book you're reading. Baen has some pretty gawdy covers.

HamsterRage · 11-10-2010, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by simonroyle

Bookmarked. Brilliant. I started laughing about 4 words in

Actually, I thought that you'd already heard or read the story and were just riffing on it in your earlier post.

People must have thought I was unhinged when I heard that story on the podcast, I was walking down the street laughing out loud.

FlorenceArt · 11-10-2010, 11:52 AM

Lately, while using Librarything, I have noticed how easily I can remember a book's cover, even years after I have read it. I may not remember it from scratch but I can usually recognize it from the covers LT proposes. So I guess covers are important to me, though for some books I'm happy I don't have to see them any longer now that I read e-books, since they are much too often ugly.

GraceKrispy · 11-10-2010, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by mediax

I've got to confess that I've started to lose track of covers since switching to e-books.

I do miss seeing the cover when I pick up my book to read - sometimes I can't even remember the title of the book I'm reading because it's so long since I saw the cover!

I really don't pay a lot of attention to covers on ebooks. The covers I'm familiar with on ebooks, honestly, are the ones that authors on MR use as their avatars or in their siggies

Sometimes I'll see a striking cover, but it's not really what catches my interest. Strange, since I'm all about the spine of a paper book! I do really notice the titles of ebooks, though, and I get my own ideas from those. Kind of interesting, since I've read a lot of great books whose titles I really wasn't into and probably wouldn't have looked at twice on a spine (unless the font was such that it captured my interest.)

All rambling aside, I've just realized that I'm all about the fonts! The font on a cover or a spine captures my interest...

Hmm, off to go psychoanalyze myself...

nursedude · 11-11-2010, 08:05 PM

I will read a review if it's an author I'm not overly familiar with to see if I might enjoy the book. For an ebook you can't go wrong with a decent sample.

astra · 11-12-2010, 08:29 AM

Odd options in the poll.
1 & 2.....

simonroyle · 11-13-2010, 07:11 PM

For those interested in reviews I've just posted an interview with Red Adept on how she reviews, and her thoughts on writing and indie publishing.

View Poll Results: Are book reviews important to you?
I NEVER buy a book without reading a review.	24	20.69%
Sometimes I buy a book because it had a good review.	64	55.17%
A "good sample" is what gets my money out.	16	13.79%
I buy books based on their cover.	12	10.34%
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11-10-2010, 08:06 AM	#61
kcmay Addict Posts: 363 Karma: 500001 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Georgia, USA Device: Kindle2	I definitely notice covers, even for ebooks. Once I buy a book, however, I'll completely forget the cover. It'd be nice if I could configure my Kindle to display covers in my library. I could use the right button on the 5-way to view it, but I'd like to see it by default.

11-10-2010, 11:40 AM	#62
ManosHandsOfFate Addict Posts: 298 Karma: 1537324 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Chicago Device: Nook, K3, Fire, Nexus 7	Sometimes it's nice people can't see the cover of the book you're reading. Baen has some pretty gawdy covers.

11-10-2010, 11:52 AM	#64
FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	Lately, while using Librarything, I have noticed how easily I can remember a book's cover, even years after I have read it. I may not remember it from scratch but I can usually recognize it from the covers LT proposes. So I guess covers are important to me, though for some books I'm happy I don't have to see them any longer now that I read e-books, since they are much too often ugly.

11-11-2010, 08:05 PM	#66
nursedude Zealot Posts: 131 Karma: 17102 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo (Original), KT, iPad 1, iPhone 4S, iPad 3rd gen	I will read a review if it's an author I'm not overly familiar with to see if I might enjoy the book. For an ebook you can't go wrong with a decent sample.

11-12-2010, 08:29 AM	#67
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	Odd options in the poll. 1 & 2.....

11-13-2010, 07:11 PM	#68
simonroyle Addict Posts: 309 Karma: 500370 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Bangkok Device: kindle	For those interested in reviews I've just posted an interview with Red Adept on how she reviews, and her thoughts on writing and indie publishing.