tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773784813020798883.post998774274983819793..comments2023-07-30T07:24:37.237-07:00Comments on Barbara Elsborg: A Survey - please take a moment to comment.Barbara Elsborghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15825994197656747262noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773784813020798883.post-7932751106205055182010-04-26T07:09:04.782-07:002010-04-26T07:09:04.782-07:00Tinkerbell !!! You read the last chapter of a pape...Tinkerbell !!! You read the last chapter of a paperback - oh I could never do that. I DO see where you are coming from but I just couldn't. <br />Thanks for those thoughts - it just confirms I need to get my act together on the blurbs. I have no idea why it should be so hard to write a couple of hundred words saying what the book is about. Mind you if someone asks me - I can't even string three sentences together to do that either!Barbara Elsborghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15825994197656747262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773784813020798883.post-84054723339704792492010-04-23T22:31:58.650-07:002010-04-23T22:31:58.650-07:00I guess it depends. When it is an e-book publishe...I guess it depends. When it is an e-book publisher I choose by genre or by an author I already know and love. Genre is a big one for me, I don't mind the vampire/shape-shifter stories but Sci-Fi and homosexual romances aren't my forte. But if the blurb sounds like something I would enjoy I usually end up buying it no matter what the price. And usually the longer the better, I like getting my money's worth.<br /><br />Paperback it is usually author, blurb and I hate to say it, usually the last chaper :).Tinkerbellz22https://www.blogger.com/profile/05474348192154528331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773784813020798883.post-1648597325544665582010-04-18T23:09:34.082-07:002010-04-18T23:09:34.082-07:00Thanks, Dreama, that was very interesting. With a ...Thanks, Dreama, that was very interesting. With a couple of exceptions I seem to be incapable of writing anything short. I start off thinking it might be and it grows and grows!<br />I'm worried about my blurbs now - thinking I'm not making them interesting enough. I'd rather write 100,000 word novel than a 300 word blurb. Groan.Barbara Elsborghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15825994197656747262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773784813020798883.post-27497029687184847422010-04-17T16:43:03.943-07:002010-04-17T16:43:03.943-07:00I would say:
1. Author
2. Blurb
3. Genre
4. Length...I would say:<br />1. Author<br />2. Blurb<br />3. Genre<br />4. Length (not so much price)<br />5. Cover<br /><br />I don't know how much cover art means to me, at least when it comes to e-books. If it's paper/hardback it would be a bigger deal because then I have to watch what I have around the kids! <br /><br />The blurb/excerpt is a big deal as if I don't enjoy that much, why by the book? <br /><br />Genre's a really big deal for me as well as certain things, such as time travel, tend to annoy me. Most author's do a horrible job writing those and they're extremely cheesy and I just avoid them with only a few exceptions. The whole shapeshifter/vampire/vampire hunter/etc thing is out of hand as well and though I like it from a few select authors, I limit what I'm willing to buy. <br /><br />Book length is a big one for me as I've noticed that the lengths seem to be getting shorter while prices are rising. I can't justify paying$5 for something that I'll be done reading in an hour. I'm much more willing to pay more for a book that will keep me entertained for a day or two.<br /><br />And yes, I'm very loyal to my favorite authors! There are those that I either always buy or nearly always without a second thought. For the bigger nam authors I'm quite willing to pay for the hardback the day it comes out as I'm usually starving for a good read!Dreama26https://www.blogger.com/profile/02697539972643931063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773784813020798883.post-88144145789741604492010-04-12T00:15:44.140-07:002010-04-12T00:15:44.140-07:00Thanks, Arlene. Best I get the blurb right then!Thanks, Arlene. Best I get the blurb right then!Barbara Elsborghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15825994197656747262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773784813020798883.post-43660123609223577162010-04-11T17:30:46.620-07:002010-04-11T17:30:46.620-07:00The cover will catch my eye, but the blurb is what...The cover will catch my eye, but the blurb is what I care about, and then the cover becomes irrelevant. If the blurb sparks interest, and the opening page isnt lame, I'll check out the author. Someone I know and like, then I'm buying.<br />If I dont reconize the name, I flip to read a bit further in.<br />Genre is of no concern. Too short, I won't pay more than a few bucks. If its a hardcover, I ponder whether I want to wait for paperback.Arlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13009609859622288428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773784813020798883.post-40151483573239252212010-04-10T03:33:20.734-07:002010-04-10T03:33:20.734-07:00Ha - that's nice! Some authors are an automati...Ha - that's nice! Some authors are an automatic buy for me - Jenny Crusie (but not with that guy she writes with) and Susan Elizabeth Phillips - straight purchases with no question, no read of the blurb!Barbara Elsborghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15825994197656747262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773784813020798883.post-73596137678795970432010-04-09T08:26:28.174-07:002010-04-09T08:26:28.174-07:00Author. Blurb. Excerpt. Genre. Those are my only c...Author. Blurb. Excerpt. Genre. Those are my only criteria. But if the author is someone I've read and liked, I don't even glance at anything else. I want to read it. You could sell your grocery list and I'd buy it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06362602462551069519noreply@blogger.com