7 Visits?

Brag · 04-05-08, 06:55 PM

I've been told that it takes the average online shopper seven visits to a title before buying the book. What is your experience in deciding whether to buy a book or not?

STEED · 04-05-08, 07:01 PM

Recommendations price and number of pages plays its roll or a stab in the dark which up to now has worked for me.

Etienne · 04-06-08, 12:18 AM

Seven visits? I don't see it happening. When I buy a book, the backcover (Or the dust jacket description) is definetly the deal breaker, along with, sometime, the author and reviews. Price can kill, too.

But seven visits? I think that's how many visits I made to the dell site before I ordered the Laptop of Doom, and I thought that was a lot. For a book... Not so much.

I could see it being seven recommendations to go from "Uh, what?" to "Ok, I need to buy that."

But checking the amazon page seven times, no way.

Sailor Steve · 04-06-08, 01:26 AM

Usually if I buy a book online it's because I'm already looking for it. If I find it for a price that seems right to me I buy it. Now.

Jimbuna · 04-06-08, 09:13 AM

If I was still undecided after 6 visits there would obviously something troubling me, so I wouldn't bother.

First visit usually, especially if it's something I'm already looking for.

The only downside is that I usually come across said title a little later at a reduced price.

TteFAboB · 04-06-08, 12:48 PM

I never buy a book in the dark, not offline, not online, so I always know what I'm looking for. I'll also use www.bookfinder.com or similar to give me the prices. Knowing what I want plus having already found the cheapest offer means I'm buying it in one visit, whatever store it is.

Kapitan_Phillips · 04-06-08, 01:24 PM

Usually a subject matter that interests me and the price. If its a cheap book about submarines, then I'll buy it anyway. When I was last in the US, I picked up a copy of "Command at Sea" and Clancy's SSN. Both are pretty darn good.

04-05-08, 06:55 PM	#1
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	7 Visits? I've been told that it takes the average online shopper seven visits to a title before buying the book. What is your experience in deciding whether to buy a book or not? __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

04-05-08, 07:01 PM	#2
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Recommendations price and number of pages plays its roll or a stab in the dark which up to now has worked for me. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

04-06-08, 01:26 AM	#4
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Usually if I buy a book online it's because I'm already looking for it. If I find it for a price that seems right to me I buy it. Now. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

04-06-08, 09:13 AM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,539 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	If I was still undecided after 6 visits there would obviously something troubling me, so I wouldn't bother. First visit usually, especially if it's something I'm already looking for. The only downside is that I usually come across said title a little later at a reduced price. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

04-06-08, 12:48 PM	#6
TteFAboB Admiral Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,247 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I never buy a book in the dark, not offline, not online, so I always know what I'm looking for. I'll also use www.bookfinder.com or similar to give me the prices. Knowing what I want plus having already found the cheapest offer means I'm buying it in one visit, whatever store it is. __________________ "Tout ce qui est exagéré est insignifiant." ("All that is exaggerated is insignificant.") - Talleyrand

04-06-08, 12:18 AM	#3
Etienne Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 695 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Seven visits? I don't see it happening. When I buy a book, the backcover (Or the dust jacket description) is definetly the deal breaker, along with, sometime, the author and reviews. Price can kill, too. But seven visits? I think that's how many visits I made to the dell site before I ordered the Laptop of Doom, and I thought that was a lot. For a book... Not so much. I could see it being seven recommendations to go from "Uh, what?" to "Ok, I need to buy that." But checking the amazon page seven times, no way.

04-06-08, 01:24 PM	#7
Kapitan_Phillips Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swansea Posts: 3,903 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	Usually a subject matter that interests me and the price. If its a cheap book about submarines, then I'll buy it anyway. When I was last in the US, I picked up a copy of "Command at Sea" and Clancy's SSN. Both are pretty darn good. __________________ Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.