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I&#39;ll buy 2, 3, 4 books at a time. But every book I read takes time. I&#39;ll buy 30-40 books a year and read them all, plus books from libraries and books loaned from friends. In the end I read a book a week and every time I buy a book it&#39;s probably another week before I find myself back in a store.Miggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07451149646641687869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-7819145019009996832009-07-20T01:56:36.593-04:002009-07-20T01:56:36.593-04:00I do this all the time! If I only have X amount ...I do this all the time! <br /><br />If I only have X amount of dollars to spend, I spend that amount: either on the book I had in mind or on something else that caught my attention. <br /><br />As for Dan Brown, I&#39;ll wait until his new book is available at the used book store down the street!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-63601490925033024912009-07-19T10:02:40.810-04:002009-07-19T10:02:40.810-04:00I go to a bookstore with a very specific goal in m...I go to a bookstore with a very specific goal in mind, or else I get overwhelmed by the number of possibilities (especially as opposed to the lack of possibility emanating from my wallet). And if the bookstore doesn&#39;t have That Exact Book I Want, I&#39;m probably not going to buy anything. If I walk in with plans to buy the seventh volume of <i>Y: The Last Man</i>, I won&#39;t replace it with <i>Blankets</i> (even though I&#39;d really like to buy the latter someday), because then I won&#39;t have any money for <i>Y</i> when I do see a copy of it for sale.<br /><br />But I am a student, and my disposable income is going to be especially curtailed this coming school year. When I can&#39;t even afford an apartment without a loan, it&#39;s not in my best interests to go browse aimlessly in a bookstore.<br /><br />I wouldn&#39;t be buying a Dan Brown even if I was loaded, though, so I might be a moot point here.Tintinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15976209667609049159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-22729531981769384412009-07-19T00:54:46.666-04:002009-07-19T00:54:46.666-04:00I guess a big title like a Dan Brown will only inc...I guess a big title like a Dan Brown will only increase store sales (and help the book industry) insofar as it can bring in buyers who don&#39;t often buy books, and might otherwise have spent the money on dinner or a movie. The paperback versions may have done this.<br /><br />I think phenoms like Twilight and Harry Potter, on the other hand, have done loads of good for the book world (and the Shopaholic series, and a few others). When someone comes into my bookstore who&#39;s never come before, that&#39;s gotta be a good thing. And the 9-12 and Teen sections have only gotten bigger and bigger over the years, and not to the detraction of adult fiction, or bio, or other similar genres.<br /><br />[I had one customer who was so surprised that I knew where Shopaholic was, without my looking up the author, that she told her friend I must not have a life! Now that&#39;s someone who doesn&#39;t get out to Bookland very often. ;-) ]London Mabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04344685160375710889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-76180432482834128032009-07-18T05:15:31.355-04:002009-07-18T05:15:31.355-04:00Great post, I agree completely, though I never rea...Great post, I agree completely, though I never really thought of this before.<br /><br />When I enter a bookstore, I almost always have a pre-determined spending limit (otherwise I&#39;d buy way too much), and some ideas of a few books I&#39;m interested in. <br /><br />I haven&#39;t ever purchased a book by Dan Brown, but I do remember times when an interesting book on display has caught my attention enough for me to purchase it, instead of what I had in mind. And this is, like you said, is because I&#39;m not going to pay $50 in one visit; the other books can wait.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706877841667590803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-17009079074356665192009-07-18T00:02:51.758-04:002009-07-18T00:02:51.758-04:00I almost always buy online. But for example tonigh...I almost always buy online. But for example tonight, I decided to go to B&amp;N and I only wanted to get The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice (I&#39;ve always borrowed them from library and now I want to have them) and the Screwtape Letters (for my bookclub). Well, I left the store with not only those, but also Coraline, and several others. I&#39;m addicted to books. I have to have my own copies of them, and I like to get the best quality I can find. I&#39;m planning on getting the new Dan Brown, &#39;cause I loved his other books. This one sounds VERY interesting. <br />Some people buy shoes; I buy books. Some people eat out every day; I buy books.Yamilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08769312615756253197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-91899861938157586432009-07-17T17:04:16.025-04:002009-07-17T17:04:16.025-04:00I generally go in with a rough idea of how much I ...I generally go in with a rough idea of how much I can spend, and try to maximize the number of books I come out with, unless a very favorite author has something new out in hardback.<br /><br />Dan Brown doesn&#39;t factor into my buying habits, though. I&#39;d rather spend my money on something else.Pepper Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00088936125225559789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-27063241292098594942009-07-17T00:39:25.525-04:002009-07-17T00:39:25.525-04:00Oh, it must be nice to be Dan Brown. Big displays...Oh, it must be nice to be Dan Brown. Big displays, pre-ordered hardbacks, yada yada yada. I have a book coming out and all I can think from what I just read is thank God is not coming out in the fall and that it will be in paperback. I agree, it has to be a pretty important book to buy it in hardback these days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-33705007554380785252009-07-16T22:41:40.010-04:002009-07-16T22:41:40.010-04:00I live in a rural community, so I shop most of my ...I live in a rural community, so I shop most of my books on Amazon. When I go in to Amazon to buy a book, I usually have something specific in mind based on either reviews or word of mouth recommendations.<br /><br />When I do go to the bookstore in the nearby city, I don&#39;t shop based on the big marketing campaigns. I&#39;ve been burned into buying badly written novels one time too many to trust the big displays anymore. I agree with the rationale that I only have so much money to spend and I want to spend it on a book that I will enjoy and keep. That means I will go with an author who I know has produced well written books in the past.<br /><br />I&#39;ve only read one Dan Brown novel from beginning to end, Angels and Demons, and I forced myself to read that, because I honestly was trying to see what all the fuss was about. The Da Vinci Code was so badly written, I couldn&#39;t get past page five.<br /><br />I may have to eat my words, but I think the Dan Brown colossus is about to crumble. A writer can thrive on clever marketing for only so long, and Dan has about over-extended his stay. He is an excellent example of how good marketing can promote your novel.<br /><br />Oh, and if you have a choice between Dan Brown and Charlaine Harris, go for the Charlaine Harris. At least her books are well-written.<br /><br />Great blog, by the way.<br /><br />TeresaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-27058627778926452542009-07-16T22:22:39.275-04:002009-07-16T22:22:39.275-04:00Not an accurate description of what I do, but I kn...Not an accurate description of what I do, but I know a lot of people who think that way. If I go to a bookstore, I know that I&#39;ll be spending as close to $100 as I can get, $100 being the limit on the debit card I trust myself with at bookstores. I might want to get specific book, but I never buy just one, nor do I intend to. Most of the time grab anything I specifically wanted, then head to the discount harddcovers section, and finally start browsing the trade paperbacks. I generally avoid the mass market paperbacks like the plague. There are just too many of them, I&#39;m not fond of the cover art, and I often find the writing sub-par.<br /><br />As for the Dan Brown... I&#39;ve read the four other books he wrote - not that I bought them, I&#39;d never do that - and have found that he only has one plot. He changes the characters and settings, but the surprise twists aren&#39;t surprising anymore when they&#39;re about the exact same characters and come with the same pacing each book. So I&#39;m not buying this latest offering, and I doubt that I&#39;ll read it.Lynz Pickleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491480053800624652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-31828257944936826832009-07-16T21:29:45.952-04:002009-07-16T21:29:45.952-04:00Hi Meg— Thanks for letting me know—I&#39;ll look ...Hi Meg—<br /><br />Thanks for letting me know—I&#39;ll look into it and will try to get it fixed ASAP.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06566026538474171812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-486172015947104932009-07-16T21:21:38.706-04:002009-07-16T21:21:38.706-04:00PS. Eric, I&#39;m loving the new blog but have bee...PS. Eric, I&#39;m loving the new blog but have been having a tough time with the comments. Sometimes I can&#39;t copy/paste into the comments field (maybe something to do with the &#39;select your log in&#39; options?). I&#39;ve never noticed anything with other blogspot blogs so figured I&#39;d mention it.Meg Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15709958839760304045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-34658739021692287692009-07-16T21:19:20.574-04:002009-07-16T21:19:20.574-04:00@marski: I think that this the theory holds regard...@marski: I think that this the theory holds regardless of the economy (although certainly the economy is cutting into all discretionary spending) and I definitly don&#39;t think that the point is to make any kind of judgement on thrift. Maybe people are sticking more to their budgets than previously, but I think that the theory is still sound.<br /><br />The point made above about time is a really good one also. They really go hand in hand, time and money. If I find a $30 brick I just have to buy, that might get me to my budget and fill out my free time as well.Meg Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15709958839760304045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-90802408148839752562009-07-16T20:21:48.771-04:002009-07-16T20:21:48.771-04:00&quot;I must be atypical. I walk into a bookstore,...&quot;I must be atypical. I walk into a bookstore, and spend about three times what I intended to on a good day. On a bad day, I walk out empty-handed.&quot;<br />--Jean<br /><br />This is basically me. (Actually much of what Jean said I could have said. *looks at Jean suspiciously* Long lost twin?)<br /><br />I tend to go into bookstores and emerge with 6 more books than I intended. There&#39;s that quote (Erasmus?) about how &quot;when I have money I buy books, if there&#39;s any left I buy food and clothes.&quot; That is me in a nutshell. I must be an oddity.gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09859727478347140870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-77827186529252363612009-07-16T20:06:12.127-04:002009-07-16T20:06:12.127-04:00Hi Jean— True, up to 30% discounting is very comm...Hi Jean—<br /><br />True, up to 30% discounting is very common at chains like B&amp;N and Borders. Not every promoted title has discounting, though, and even with a 30% discount on two $25 hardcovers, you&#39;re still paying at least $35 ($25 x 0.7 x 2), and if you live in a state with sales tax (let&#39;s say 7%), that&#39;s nearly $40 for two books.<br /><br />Not just that, but unless there&#39;s a very specific discounting scheme (such as buy one, get one half-off, or BOGO), people are still less likely to buy two items than one, even with discounting. (They feel their initial savings of 30% are &quot;erased&quot; by buying a second book.)<br /><br />Before I worked in publishing, I was a research assistant studying marketing psychology. Interesting stuff.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06566026538474171812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-75678471095504329092009-07-16T19:21:16.137-04:002009-07-16T19:21:16.137-04:00I must be atypical. I walk into a bookstore, and ...I must be atypical. I walk into a bookstore, and spend about three times what I intended to on a good day. On a bad day, I walk out empty-handed.<br /><br />Your theory won&#39;t wash for me, because after mistakenly buying a Dan Brown book (thinking Dale Brown), I will NEVER buy another one again. I&#39;m one of those readers who just can&#39;t tolerate his complete lack of attention to detail. So I wouldn&#39;t buy the book no matter how much shelf space it&#39;s given.<br /><br />That detail aside, I would probably buy the book I came in there for in addition to one or more impulse buys. Assuming I could find it -- I rarely can find the book I&#39;m looking for in a bookstore. If I know exactly what I want, I tend to buy on-line. I go to a bookstore when I DON&#39;T know what I want.<br /><br />Also, the $25 price for hard covers is the accurate cover price, but all the chains I&#39;m familiar with routinely deeply discount new, hot hard covers, so Dan&#39;s book would typically be 25% off cover at places like B&amp;N. Add the customer discount card for another 10%, and the reader can probably afford two hard covers if they&#39;re smitten.Jeanhttp://www.mercuryranch.org/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-23448959957704409642009-07-16T18:35:40.233-04:002009-07-16T18:35:40.233-04:00Hi Eric - I usually head on over to the clearance ...Hi Eric - I usually head on over to the clearance table to see if some of my favorite authors are there. Why buy one hardcover for $25 when I can buy four hardcovers for the same price? Otherwise, I will spend full price for the books of authors I know or for an author who has just won a major award, such as the Pulitzer.K L Romohttp://klromo.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-29519992006818389932009-07-16T18:06:03.585-04:002009-07-16T18:06:03.585-04:00I think it all depends on the consumer and why the...I think it all depends on the consumer and why they went to the bookstore in the first place. I live a bit out of town so when I go into the bookstore, it&#39;s usually because I plan to buy multiple books. If I were a Dan Brown fan (I&#39;m not) then I would probably go with the intent of purchasing his book and browsing for others. <br /><br />However, especially with the recession, I can see how sales for other authors could go down when a colossus is released. But I wonder if this affects all genres the same way. It seems to me that YA and general fiction are the genres with the big names. When Dan Brown comes out will he impact non-fiction the same way he will other fiction?Stephanie Thorntonhttp://hatshepsutnovel.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-6744055004158089412009-07-16T17:47:19.382-04:002009-07-16T17:47:19.382-04:00I don&#39;t usually go over $20 when I buy books. ...I don&#39;t usually go over $20 when I buy books. Anything more than that just hurts (hey, I&#39;m a college student!). Usually, I&#39;ll buy just one paperback, but if I see something that looks really good, I&#39;ll usually pick that up as well. Or if there&#39;s some kind of sale.<br /><br />I don&#39;t usually read mainstream fiction, though, so I don&#39;t really care one way or the other about Dan Brown&#39;s book. Whenever I&#39;m at the bookstore, I make a beeline for the science fiction &amp; fantasy section and usually spend all my time there.onelowerlighthttp://onelowerlight.com/writingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-88771034497686543642009-07-16T17:06:02.225-04:002009-07-16T17:06:02.225-04:00Great point, although I&#39;m boycotting Dan Brown...Great point, although I&#39;m boycotting Dan Brown on principle. I&#39;ll try out new authors rather than feed the machine.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04195773026938978539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-75432378602704586662009-07-16T16:28:24.188-04:002009-07-16T16:28:24.188-04:00I usually by-pass the Author shrines for the fact ...I usually by-pass the Author shrines for the fact that I tend to not like the authors to begin with... Like Dan Brown. I hate Dan Brown and will probably pretend there is a hole in the fabric of space where is shrine is.<br />Oddly enough... I DO like Chrline Harris.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10228310208211135706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-42187759160239724102009-07-16T16:19:12.368-04:002009-07-16T16:19:12.368-04:00So are &#39;We&#39;, the thrifty ones, to blame fo...So are &#39;We&#39;, the thrifty ones, to blame for the fallout in the literary world? I would love to buy everybook I have ever read. I would love to fill my walls with bookcases filled with books and be proud to say &quot;yup, read them all, twice&quot; But then reality states my house is too small for my growing family, Morgage and food first, household bills second, clothing and personal nescesities, then finally I get around to my indulgences.marskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14109242609849438197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-38161996416826585452009-07-16T16:05:25.379-04:002009-07-16T16:05:25.379-04:00I used to go into a bookstore and buy every book t...I used to go into a bookstore and buy every book that I wanted.<br /><br />Now, I go with a list and a budget.<br /><br />Times are tougher.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com
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