tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908864339660903914.post8731821352589145875..comments2023-09-28T01:32:29.397-07:00Comments on Ken Magee - Author: 10 Reasons to buy a bookKen Mageehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06809796809027184991noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908864339660903914.post-56262249607449603062013-03-26T09:20:31.826-07:002013-03-26T09:20:31.826-07:00This is very interesting and good to know Ken. Tha...This is very interesting and good to know Ken. Thank you!<br /><br />VashtiVashtiqvega43https://www.blogger.com/profile/16857598955829160578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908864339660903914.post-19589530006513302282013-01-24T08:31:58.240-08:002013-01-24T08:31:58.240-08:00Great post. An avid reader I've read hundreds,...Great post. An avid reader I've read hundreds, maybe thousands of books. Genre comes first followed by an eye catching cover. Then on to the title and blurb. Price on an e-book has to be under $5.US.<br /><br />These days I review for several book blog tours, and the Book Reviewers club. I am always looking at the overall package. This has proved most helpful in evaluating my works prior to publishing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705471519871699888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908864339660903914.post-34571128399541741692013-01-24T08:26:30.455-08:002013-01-24T08:26:30.455-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705471519871699888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908864339660903914.post-19406448343668406332012-11-21T04:48:08.348-08:002012-11-21T04:48:08.348-08:00Interesting points, particularly that you rank ...Interesting points, particularly that you rank 'title' so highly. My books live under the tagline 'ancient magic meets the Internet' and I did spend a lot of time deciding on the titles... Dark Tidings, the Black Conspiracy and A Darker Shade of Black (this third book is in progress). <br /><br />When I saw the results of the poll, I wondered if I'd wasted my time worrying about the titles... you've made me feel better about that.Ken Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06809796809027184991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-908864339660903914.post-62536029238237433042012-11-10T11:35:18.704-08:002012-11-10T11:35:18.704-08:00Well, for me title comes just behind blurb. It wo...Well, for me title comes just behind blurb. It would be second. An appealing title combined with an enticing blurb is very persuasive to me. A bad title will hurt unless the blurb outweighs it. The same goes for the cover which is part of the package for me. If it's a wonderful cover, it will sway me but not as much as the blurb and the title.<br /><br />If an e-book is below three dollars, I'm not going to think about the price. Above three dollars I have to think about how much I have available and what else I want. I am not going to purchase any e-book above ten dollars unless it's a textbook. So price is a consideration.<br /><br />Remember that advertising contains blurbs, but even more importantly ads contain captions. The caption should draw people in, so that they won't ignore the ad. No advertising is automatically effective. If the caption is persuasive, people will read the blurb.Linda Frankelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10698453010174443045noreply@blogger.com