Results: Can you judge a book by it's cover page?
Published on 06/26/2019
Given the sheer volume of books out there, how do you pick a book to read?
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What criteria do you use to pick which book you're going to read? The cover. Hey, you need *some* way of judging which book you're interested in....the cover does work, that's why they have visual covers or dust jackets.
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The writer. I personally like writers of series but some people can become repeative, I've noticed. Lee Child is one person who has followed the same formula for 25 books or so now. Tom Clancy. James Patterson. V.C. Andrews. Just 4 random names.
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The topic. For example, if you're not interested in wrestling, you probably won't really care for an autobiography of Bret "Hitman" Hart, the wrestler.
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The genre (horror, mystery, science fiction....etc).
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Availability of the book (I'm thinking like an impulse purchase at the airport gift store or at the library).
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Price of the book. I prefer to buy so that I can read the book NOW rather than waiting for the library to purchase and put on shelves.
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Not Applicable
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Whichever manner of choosing a book you pick, have you ever been pleasantly surprised, like the book was so much better than you thought it would be; or severely disappointed with the book? Pleasantly surprised!
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Severely disappointed!
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Over your lifetime of reading, which method of choosing a book to read did you find the most reliable? Assigned reading in school.
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The cover.
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The topic.
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The writer.
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The genre.
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Availability of the book.
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Price of the book.
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Not Applicable
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