How do you select books in a library, by authors, print or book name?

When i select which book i will read, i'd go for the book name or title.Even how known the author is,if im not into the story,i will not read it.It matters a lot to me how the story is plotted or how it is being delivered.

hi buchi_bulla, for the last one year i think,i have not read/completed a book,becuase of the net,previously i am purchasing books of spiritualism and lending from friends,i have only one friend having spiritual book,he is the best friend,i do not go to library,besides that i like books of Malladi Venkata Krishna Moorthy and Yandamoori Veerendranath, some personality development books,i am buying Swathi magazine monthly only for Mrs Malathi Chandur's translation of other language novels that is "Pata Keratalu" also,have a nice day

Hi Buchi! If I go to a library, I select the books by author. If I happen to know both the title and the author of the book, I would still search for the book by author. I love reading books be it novels, fictions or biographies and as and when I get time, I do grab a book or two from my office Library.

Cover does impress me, but even if it is a good cover, I might be inclined to ignore it if the author is somebody I have never heard of. At the most, I would turn the book and look for the abstract introducing the story. Generally, even if the storyline happens to be good, but the author is not somebody I know, I tend to ignore the book. :) So I guess, it is the author. :)

hi aunty, actually i am not interested in book reading, i just read femina, womansera, and telugu weekly swathi. i don't like reading, i like only writing.. haaha.. thankyou, have a nice day.

Thanks Buchi_bulla, you offered an interesting topic for me, I always buy books by all kinds of reasons. Normally before I decided to buy some kinds of books, I would research books through interest, the advises and suggestions mentioned by books' owners would save my money and time, actually will bring me books I need indeed; as you know not all the books searched from internet exist when you enter a book store, so I would pay more attention to the publisher, some famous publisher would sweep some bad books out and let you have confidence to pick books you want; finally every one should browse a book before buy it, then your experience and feeling will guide you.

When I enter the library I usually know what title I'm looking for, but if I don't, I atleast know the subject matter, and sometimes the author.

Generally I know what book I'm going to the library for. But if im just going pick out a book at random then I generally look for a noteworthy author, based on either pastexperience with the auothor or word of mouth. The print doesnt generally play too much of a factor when I'm choosing a book. The cover never factors into whether or not I will read a book.

It depends on my mood. Sometimes, I'm looking for a book by a particular author. Other times, I'm in the mood to read a particular genre. Then, there are those times where I really don't know what I want to read and just randomly browse until I find several books (usually of varying genres) that interest me.

I don't care much about print size, really. If I really like a book, I'll check out what else that author has written, but if I'm only so-so about the books a certain author has written I really won't care. I look at all the shelves and see what covers or titles catch my attention. I'll read the summary and then if I'm still interested, I'll check the book out and read it. I like to read fantasy fiction, my favorite being high fantasy like Lord of the Rings, that takes place entirely in a made-up world. I occasionally read science fiction, and sometimes I'll read realistic fiction but I really don't like it.

I sometimes select them if some one says its a good book and I should read it. Mostly by the name of the author. I will go for fiction, non fiction, history, autobioraphy, science fiction as well

I will see the author first and then go through the book and if i find the contents of the book is of my choice of topic then I pick it up. But not always i pick the book of my favourite author, sometimes books of my relevent choice of topics too like tailoring, embroidery, herbs and home made medicines for various diseases

Hi Aunty, When i used to go to the library before i used to search for the books in the name of the author. Even i cannot read the books with a very small fonts and also without a good prints. My eyes gets strained soon. But now i don't read book regularly as i don't get time to read them. Have a great day.

All of those ways! Sometimes I like an author and will look for more books by them. Other days, I might notice a title which sounds intriguing or a cover which stands out in some way. So it depends. Often I ask for a particular book which a friend has recommended to me or I have read a good review of it.

I usually go into the library and look for an author I'm familar with, then I start browsing book covers. I look to see how big the print is just like you. I read the back to see if it would be a story that I would like to read. I figure if I don't like the book, I will just take it back to the library and find one I do like.

I usually go by subject but I will also go by author or name of the book. I always write down any book titles or authors that I see that sound like they would be worth my time to check out.

I have a list of books that I plan to read (mostly classics) and I randomnly pick books off of that list.

I have certain authors that I LOVE to read, no matter what print it is. I always looking for Authors when I head to the library! Or, if I am looking for a certain book that I am interested in reading. There are only certain books that I enjoy reading though, so looking up the authors name is the best way for me.

When I'm in a library, I select the books by all the three of them: name, author and print. But not only! I read the review, if any, the forward, if any, or some paragraphs of the book. I want to know very well what for my money goes. It is one of my principles when buying any thing!

I select books in library by how famous and useful that book for me is. Also, I choose it from it's cover even I know this sentences, "Don't decide a book from its cover!" But, actually, The best cover is the best book for me. Lol.