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Originally Posted by willravel
Bad Title: Salems's Lot
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Bad title maybe, but bloody good book - scared the crap outta me when I read this in high school.
For the OP: The cover usually has no bearing on my SF purchasing.
My usual criteria would start with buying authors I've liked in the past, so you've got off to a poor start with me
Just looking at the shelves around me, the majority of the 200 odd books is from about a dozen authors, so I'm obviously a repeat buyer.
Next, I'll just browse titles and see what catches my eye - rarely does the actual cover art mean too much. With a new author, I read the first couple of pages. I can usually tell within 2 pages whether I will want to read a book or not. This works the same for me if I'm buying books for others (family mostly so the writing style is relevant).