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What helps you decide on picking up a book from an unknown author? (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by altz3r0@beehaw.org to c/literature@beehaw.org

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I've recently started diving into publishing as a hobby/side gig. It got me to see the other side of things when it comes to books, and it's quite the craziness.

The first thing I came to realize is how much I rely on word of mouth to select my books. Things like ads, author interviews and usual marketing stuff means nothing to me. But if I see a book listed in a post when searching for a specific genre or topic, or a friend recommends it to me, it almost always immediatly goes to my reading list.

So as I focus on getting my story published and read, I wonder if I should invest in anything other than word of mouth.

So, I wanted to hear from you guys. How do you usually put a book on your radar? How would you like to discover new books?

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[–] MiddleWeigh@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Word of mouth, NPR interviews/segments, or if I flip through it and I vibe with what little I can skim. Also if it's non fiction and especially historical non fiction about something I'm interested in I'll def read it.

A good portion of my library is hand me downs from my in-laws. Luckily they are really cool people and have good taste.