OK, so there are a bunch of topic videos going around the You Tube bookosphere right now and I find them quite interesting....I really like discussing things also, instead of constantly seeing what new books people have gotten or hearing on a review on books that they have just read...Yes, yes, I know...I do that a lot on here. I review a lot! But to be honest I have been kind of busy and I was hoping that I would have more time for my blog then I actually do and I am just trying to stay afloat right now. I told myself though that I would try to find time and add some other sorts of posts besides for all the review ones that I do. So here is the first of those posts. I hope you like it...
Danny Marks Ya from You Tube started this topic video and I really liked it so I did a response video back and thought I would share it would you guys on here.
How do you choose books? What makes you read a book? Why, when you at the library or the bookstore do you bring certain books home with you? That is what I want to know...
The reasons why I do are for different reasons. First, it depends on where I am at. If I am at the library I will chose YA books on their cover for sure! BUT...if they are adult fiction books I will chose the books based on the title. YA books have covers that are artwork...They are so pretty, artistic, etc that the cover alone draws you in....Now, adult fiction books are not like that. At least in my opinion. Adult fiction books (at least the ones I like to read) usually have dark covers and they aren't really much to look at. BUT, the titles are. The titles can draw you in the same way the covers of YA books draw you in. Now, after I have choosen a bunch of books based on those two things, then I will read the synopsis of the books and decide then if they are a keeper. But not always....since they are library books I am not paying for them so if I decide not to read them once I get home it is no biggie.
Now, I never, or at least 99.9% of the time never, buy my books from brick and mortar stores. All of my shopping is done online and so it makes a difference to me. You would think that I could still do the same thing that I do at the library but I actually don't because I have more to lose if I only base what I book I want on the only the cover or the title...I have money to lose. So I search for books online by recommendations, watching You Tube reveiws and hauls, etc. There are times that of course a cover catches my eye and I will investigate further but, unless it is on clearance or I get it from goodreads.com, I will NOT buy a book strictly on the cover...
So tell me...how do you choose your books?
Until next time, Have a good "read"...
Danny Marks Ya from You Tube started this topic video and I really liked it so I did a response video back and thought I would share it would you guys on here.
How do you choose books? What makes you read a book? Why, when you at the library or the bookstore do you bring certain books home with you? That is what I want to know...
The reasons why I do are for different reasons. First, it depends on where I am at. If I am at the library I will chose YA books on their cover for sure! BUT...if they are adult fiction books I will chose the books based on the title. YA books have covers that are artwork...They are so pretty, artistic, etc that the cover alone draws you in....Now, adult fiction books are not like that. At least in my opinion. Adult fiction books (at least the ones I like to read) usually have dark covers and they aren't really much to look at. BUT, the titles are. The titles can draw you in the same way the covers of YA books draw you in. Now, after I have choosen a bunch of books based on those two things, then I will read the synopsis of the books and decide then if they are a keeper. But not always....since they are library books I am not paying for them so if I decide not to read them once I get home it is no biggie.
Now, I never, or at least 99.9% of the time never, buy my books from brick and mortar stores. All of my shopping is done online and so it makes a difference to me. You would think that I could still do the same thing that I do at the library but I actually don't because I have more to lose if I only base what I book I want on the only the cover or the title...I have money to lose. So I search for books online by recommendations, watching You Tube reveiws and hauls, etc. There are times that of course a cover catches my eye and I will investigate further but, unless it is on clearance or I get it from goodreads.com, I will NOT buy a book strictly on the cover...
So tell me...how do you choose your books?
Until next time, Have a good "read"...
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