Understanding reader behavior is key when it comes to selling books. Yes, not everyone feels the same, and some genres may vary, but by putting yourself in the shoes of readers, you will have more success communicating with them.

So, how do you put yourself in a reader’s shoes? Well, a great place to start is right here!

We recently polled our reader audience to find out how they choose what to read next, what makes a good book, how much they spend on their reading habit and how they like to connect with authors.

The readers surveyed are subscribed to one of our email promo brands, like Freebooksy or Bargain Booksy, and we think this data can help inform where you focus when it comes to marketing your books.

Here are our results, and what they mean for authors.

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3 thoughts on “How Readers Pick What to Read Next – by Clayton Noblit…”

I have just read the article and found it professionally written and enjoyable but the first word that comes to mind is “Piffle” I know lots of readers and whilst some choose books as you suggest, most do not.
Often the first thing people think of is “genre”. People have preferences. No matter how beautiful the cover of your romance novel or the wonderful description, no science fiction reader is ever going to look at it or vice versa.
Secondly comes the book title. An informative book title infers the story. Again, what romance reader will buy a book called “The Algebraist” or “War of the Worlds” Or crime fiction reader, “Eat, pray, love”.
Plus, most readers look at books in bookshops or charity shops then decide to order them for kindle or indeed buy the physical copy there and then. So, whilst I enjoyed the article it is most obviously skewed towards what you wish to promote.

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“Your content is important. Books with robust plots and interesting storylines will resonate with readers.” Yeah, no shit Sherlock … What exactly is robust where plots are concerned and define interesting. I stopped reading after that.

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Okay. I’m on the hook. Thanks, Chris. Clicking over to read more. Hugs.

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raynayday says:

August 10, 2023 at 19:23

I have just read the article and found it professionally written and enjoyable but the first word that comes to mind is “Piffle” I know lots of readers and whilst some choose books as you suggest, most do not.
Often the first thing people think of is “genre”. People have preferences. No matter how beautiful the cover of your romance novel or the wonderful description, no science fiction reader is ever going to look at it or vice versa.
Secondly comes the book title. An informative book title infers the story. Again, what romance reader will buy a book called “The Algebraist” or “War of the Worlds” Or crime fiction reader, “Eat, pray, love”.
Plus, most readers look at books in bookshops or charity shops then decide to order them for kindle or indeed buy the physical copy there and then. So, whilst I enjoyed the article it is most obviously skewed towards what you wish to promote.

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franhunne4u says:

August 10, 2023 at 07:04

“Your content is important. Books with robust plots and interesting storylines will resonate with readers.” Yeah, no shit Sherlock … What exactly is robust where plots are concerned and define interesting. I stopped reading after that.

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Teagan Riordain Geneviene says:

August 10, 2023 at 03:39

Okay. I’m on the hook. Thanks, Chris. Clicking over to read more. Hugs.

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