Day 265: Weekend Worrier

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1. Tony says:

   December 17, 2011 at 11:54 pm

   I’m in agreement that it’s no surprise novellas don’t sell like novels. When I am trying to find something new to read I look at things in this order: title, cover, price, length, description, reviews, and author.

   If the title or cover of a book seems interesting, I check the price. If the price is $5 or less, I definitely continue investigating. If the price is between $5-7, there is a small chance I will look into it, but if it is any higher there is zero chance. If things are looking good so far then I will do to the details page and (before even reading the description) I will try to determine the length of the work (in words, pages, or if nothing else size). If it is clearly not a full-length novel or seems too short of a novel for the price, I will not buy it. The only exceptions I make to this rule is when I am looking for a specific short story or novella.

   If, after all of that, everything is still looking good to me, I will read the description. Assuming the description makes the book sound interesting, I then look at the reviews (if any). I generally take the average rating at face value if there are more than 10 or so reviews. If less, I’ll scan the reviews themselves and make some quick judgments. I then look to see if the author has any other published works, which may positively affect my opinion if they have (a series is always a plus) or may not affect my opinion at all (I’m not afraid to try a new author).

   Finally, if everything on the Amazon page (I read on a Kindle) has passed my “test,” then I will download the sample. I’d really like to know how most people rank the importance of title, cover, price, length, description, reviews, and author.

   …sorry if that got a bit off topic!

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