Re: What makes you want to read beyond the cover or blurb?

On Oct 27, 2010, at 7:06 PM, valdieron wrote:

> Hi,
> As a new author, I was wondering this:
>
> What makes you want to read a book after viewing the cover and/or  
> reading the book blurb?
>
> I know as an avid fantasy reader, a lot of my selections were  
> stupidly based on author credibility. Others, I would flick thru the  
> pages and get a feel for how the author managed simple imagery or  
> dialogue.

I tend to open to a random part and read a few paragraphs. In some  
ways, I think this is a superior tactic to reading a few pages at the  
beginning since book beginnings are often slaved over and middles  
glossed over.

Apropos of publishing, most publishers who offer pieces of the book  
give a first chapter. Any thought about a random sample instead?  
Probably not the best sales tool...

dej

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