tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post6136822977133135477..comments2024-03-24T13:49:53.099-04:00Comments on Romance Books '4' Us: PRESS THAT BUY BUTTON!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-22365078874662064552011-12-05T09:27:56.243-05:002011-12-05T09:27:56.243-05:00What makes me push the buy button?
#1- I know and ...What makes me push the buy button?<br />#1- I know and love the author. Yes, I buy my friend's books first.<br /><br />#2- I have to love the storyline according to the blurb. <br /><br />#3- I have to be sure there's a happy ending. Books not included in the romance genre are a big if for me.Hot Ash Romance Novelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10633691302884163101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-66061822416331132282011-12-04T20:51:03.725-05:002011-12-04T20:51:03.725-05:00Harlie--I do know what you mean! I wrote TEMPTED w...Harlie--I do know what you mean! I wrote TEMPTED with the hope that mature women would relate to the story and celebrate their sexuality. <br /><br />Thanks for chatting with me today.<br /><br />Best--AdeleAdele Duboishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975297711548126595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-65479613155940167472011-12-04T20:33:58.600-05:002011-12-04T20:33:58.600-05:00Carly--Nice to meet you! I'm glad to know that...Carly--Nice to meet you! I'm glad to know that excerpts interest readers, since I post them weekly on my blog.<br /><br />I agree with you about voice. I tend to buy books from authors whose voice I like, who also write well. No matter how interesting a premise might be, I won't finish a book if the writing is poor.<br /><br />I appreciate your comments!<br /><br />Best--AdeleAdele Duboishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975297711548126595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-51301521279762708242011-12-04T20:25:45.109-05:002011-12-04T20:25:45.109-05:00Janice--Nice to meet you. I don't think we'...Janice--Nice to meet you. I don't think we've chatted online before. I appreciate you taking the time to share your buying and reading habits with us. Enjoy your Acer tablet--and welcome to the world of ebooks!<br /><br />Best--AdeleAdele Duboishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975297711548126595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-54172000971299895422011-12-04T20:21:55.238-05:002011-12-04T20:21:55.238-05:00Cara--I'm so pleased that you bought TEMPTED (...Cara--I'm so pleased that you bought TEMPTED (at the full price, no less!) and loved it. Glad you also like the cover. <br /><br />I buy books for all the reasons you gave. Makes sense.<br /><br />Thanks for everything!<br /><br />Best--AdeleAdele Duboishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975297711548126595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-18922923634075203712011-12-04T20:10:01.724-05:002011-12-04T20:10:01.724-05:00You're cover is gorgeous. I like it when auth...You're cover is gorgeous. I like it when authors take a chance and write about a married couple that is at a crossroads. You don't see those kind of stories around too much and it bothers me. For me, that's real life but it can sexy at the same time. Know what I mean?Harlie Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866226921079232570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-3141946661940502812011-12-04T20:04:45.458-05:002011-12-04T20:04:45.458-05:00Paris and Harlie--I, too, will buy a book from an ...Paris and Harlie--I, too, will buy a book from an author I love without much thought to the price. <br /><br />I'm offering TEMPTED for $1.49 to attract new readers--I hope! <br /><br />Thanks for chatting! <br /><br />Best--AdeleAdele Duboishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975297711548126595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-71906302315637507042011-12-04T19:58:43.049-05:002011-12-04T19:58:43.049-05:00Sandy and Jean--So glad you love my cover. I thoug...Sandy and Jean--So glad you love my cover. I thought it was stunning and I'm glad others agree. <br /><br />Yes, TEMPTED is the story of a woman who's been married to a great guy for 25 years, but their marriage has reached a crossroad.<br /><br />Thanks so much for your comments!<br /><br />Best--AdeleAdele Duboishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975297711548126595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-23475022744739084512011-12-04T19:41:43.090-05:002011-12-04T19:41:43.090-05:00I buy mostly based on the author's voice after...I buy mostly based on the author's voice after reading an excerpt. I love if they have a free story on their blog and that motivates me if I like it. Price is a factor only when it's too high. I went to try a book that sounded interesting last week and it was $11 and change. Nope. Now I don't remember a thing about it. I will give less thought to making a 99 cent purchase so that's good if it's a new-to-me author. But anything under, say, $5 is okay. After $10, I have to know you're an author I love. Good question.Carly Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18236823971323039071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-23964278754372265532011-12-04T18:51:51.491-05:002011-12-04T18:51:51.491-05:00I'm a picky reader and a hardback snob, but I ...I'm a picky reader and a hardback snob, but I have a new Acer tablet (an early Christmas present from hubby) so my reading habit has widened a bit with more ebook buys. :)<br /><br />The cover and title attracts me, but it's the blurb and excerpt that have to hook me for me to buy it. If I'm in a brick and mortar store I'll read the first page or two to see if it'll keep my attention for the full read.<br /><br />I'll also buy books from people I have gotten to know online and strike up a friendship with. <br /><br />Janice~Janice Seagraveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576031935823587485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-71088621226380232442011-12-04T14:49:33.933-05:002011-12-04T14:49:33.933-05:00I love Tempted, and I love your cover. There are a...I love Tempted, and I love your cover. There are a lot of reasons I buy books - I personally know the authors and want to support them; I found a new author and loved the book so I buy the backlist. Of course a good cover and a great blurb get me all the time. I don't always go by reviews, especially on Amazon. It's usually the story that makes me buy.Cara Marsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05384839120633419382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-10920702504499165892011-12-04T13:06:11.506-05:002011-12-04T13:06:11.506-05:00Lots of reasons.. cover, price, if I already like ...Lots of reasons.. cover, price, if I already like teh author. I'm easy. Love the new cover...Jeanjean hart stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12287808234288499369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-2785097969995493572011-12-04T12:49:49.854-05:002011-12-04T12:49:49.854-05:00I love your cover, Adele. What an intriguing idea...I love your cover, Adele. What an intriguing idea for a story. How old is your heroine? I think all women eventually get a little bored in their marriages and that's why love has to be more than just sex.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843816981385732033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-10950655466374859142011-12-04T12:06:24.798-05:002011-12-04T12:06:24.798-05:00Price is not an issue with me either. That said, ...Price is not an issue with me either. That said, if a publisher is running a % off sale, I tend to buy books that I have been putting off buying.Harlie Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866226921079232570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-89235075709141523692011-12-04T12:01:32.767-05:002011-12-04T12:01:32.767-05:00Price is rarely a factor with me if the premise of...Price is rarely a factor with me if the premise of the book and the author's voice intrigues me. I might go over my monthly book budget for an auto-buy author and put a new one on my TBB list for the next month but I will eventually hit that buy button if I want the book.Parishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18430750954598484156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-9118513654254711402011-12-04T11:03:21.012-05:002011-12-04T11:03:21.012-05:00Tina, Claudia, Paris, Harlie, Liz--
Good to see y...Tina, Claudia, Paris, Harlie, Liz--<br /><br />Good to see you on this beautiful Sunday. Thanks for posting. I found all of your answers interesting. Most notable to me was that none of you mentioned price. I assume, then, that if all the other factors are favorable, price won't necessarily deter a purchase.<br /><br />Is that right?<br /><br />Best--AdeleAdele Duboishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975297711548126595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-71830830118457168742011-12-04T10:22:55.316-05:002011-12-04T10:22:55.316-05:00author recommendations go a LONG way towards makin...author recommendations go a LONG way towards making me buy...and covers...yes.. the covers.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182147051413946727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-53693204117110845942011-12-04T10:22:14.930-05:002011-12-04T10:22:14.930-05:00One last thing...this blog is great when yall talk...One last thing...this blog is great when yall talk about your new books. In fact, that's how I found about Liz Crowe. I'll be honest though about Liz...she had me at beer. Seriously. :)Harlie Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866226921079232570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-56877380660815746112011-12-04T10:19:58.755-05:002011-12-04T10:19:58.755-05:00As a reader, the excerpt used to be what got me to...As a reader, the excerpt used to be what got me to buy the book. Covers are nice but like you said, the publishers control that. I used to buy a book based on the excerpt and almost got burned by it. The book was pure porn and I couldn't read it or buy it for what I read as an excerpt. <br /><br />Now days, I really research what I buy. I read reviews and ask friends and authors that I know about books. I also read blogs.<br /><br />I have my go-to authors but lately some of not lived up to what they have written before.<br /><br />Great post, as usual.Harlie Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866226921079232570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-33664369777580441342011-12-04T09:53:17.365-05:002011-12-04T09:53:17.365-05:00I have authors that I always buy but a title will ...I have authors that I always buy but a title will intrigue me enough to read the blurb and excerpt and that's usually a deciding factor for me. I know that covers can be misleading so I rarely use that as my first criteria.<br /><br />What ultimately gets me to push the buy button though is the author's voice in the excerpt:)Parishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18430750954598484156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-57651460442443654362011-12-04T09:41:44.082-05:002011-12-04T09:41:44.082-05:00I press that button if: 1)the author is an auto-re...I press that button if: 1)the author is an auto-read for me, 2) if the blurb catches my interest or 3) if someone highly recommends the author/book. <br /><br />Love the new Tempted cover!Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06676023043566761153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-55283014212571940722011-12-04T09:14:32.510-05:002011-12-04T09:14:32.510-05:00The cover has to intrigue me first and then the bl...The cover has to intrigue me first and then the blurb. Sometimes I'm hooked by the title. It all depends. Like most authors I wish there was a science to book selling but it's more an art and probably always will be.Tina Donahuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07160021732404091277noreply@blogger.com