Well, when I first go to pick out a book, I usually start in the sections that have my genre that I enjoy the most or am interested in pursuing. Once I have found that place, I just scan the shelves.
The title is the first thing that grabs my attention. I will pick that book up and read the summary. If it sounds decent or interesting, I will more often than not read the first page to see if it further grabs my attention. If after the first page I want to read more, than I will keep the book and continue down the shelves, doing the same thing.

I read a book when the title/cover seems interesting. I also read them when a teacher tells me I have to, but with a few exceptions, I usually end up liking them anyway.

I also read when someone recommends a book to me, because if someone else likes it, there's a greater chance that I will like it too.

Choosing a book to read is a fairly hard thing for me to do, especially if I want a specific genre or if there's a wide selection. I normally look at the cover first...just since it seems to appear first. Then the title, something not so plain perhaps. Then I read the back or, in some cases, the inside cover. If I'm not certain about it, I read the table of contents...to figure out the happenings in the book. And I might just flip to a random page and read it to see the author's style of writing.

The ritual of book choosing >D

For me to want to read a book I have to have an idea of the story line first, like the book I'm reading now is Invisible Monster by Chuck Palahniuk its about a girl who was in a car accident and now is so disfigured and unable to speak that no one no longer notices her. I guess I could say if the book is something that is somewhat disturbing and dark in its own way I'd want to read it.

Books really have to grab my attention and hold it. If I read a few lines and I'm still not into it, there isn't much of a chance of me continuing to read.

My favorite subject: books. I love books. Fiction or non-fiction. Either is great to me. I have created my own mini library, since neither of my parents are big readers. Actually when it comes to readers in my family, it is just me and my older brother who are very interested in books and reading as many things as possible. I choose any book I read for many different reasons.

1) The cover looks pretty.
2) The synopsis on the back of the cover or on the inside flap seems interesting.
3) Someone told me about the book ahead of time and said it was great.
4) Someone told me about the book and said they did not like it, but that I might like it.
5) The first page seems interesting or the fiftieth page seems intersting. The fiftieth page comes from that the first page is not always interesting or even the tenth page that very interesting. So if the first ten pages don't seem that interesting to me, but the fiftieth page seems interesting to me then I read the book.
6) If I have read another book by the same author that I liked, I will choose another bokk that author has written.

Those are my main ways of choosing which book I would like to read or buy to read later. But then there are sometimes when I pick up a book that I have never heard of and without reading anything on the cover will read the book to the last page. I have found some very good books that way. It is definitely an interesting way to learn about the style and context of the book and to learn about a new author.

Well I usually read the synopsis of the story at the back of the book and then the prologue and first two chapters. If the story seems interesting and the book isn't boring and tedious to read I would continue to read it.

Anytime I enjoyed reading a previous book by an author I'll keep a lookout for any other books by said author. But this is not very useful since sometimes an author will write a good book then the next book they write is boring.

If it is a Star Trek or Star Wars book and the story have all or most of my favorite characters in it then I would buy the book.

Whenever I read an interesting book that is a part of a series I will find and read the other books in the series as well.

Covers, flaps, excerpts, word of mouth, reviews. I try not to get into "hype".

so what makes you want to read a book?
Its usually the cover and the maybe like recommendations from a manga magzine's I read like the free one from tokyo pop. Same goes for non manga books too but also its the title that reels me in.
the fact that someone famous wrote it?
Nope. I like reading mangas from up and coming artists and such.
fact that they made or are making the movie?
I like reading the book frist before watching the movie to see if that added anything or cut anything out.
do you buy books?
Yes. I use them as a reference when i draw. But lateltly i have been reading them at book stores like bordors.
do you read books from your family library? Have ever done that? Uhhh no. All the books in my home is either cook books or old magazines my mom has kept over the years.

Well ive always read because it takes me away and collects my thoughts into one place cause othewise they are scatterd its a big realief for my brain to be thinking of just one thing not a billion at once.

What catche my attention about a book is the cover or if it catches my attention in the first pages.

What makes me read is the cover, and the story synoposis.
I won't read a story if it doesn't grab my attention. So I got to say, I do sort of judge a book by it's cover. But a pretty book without a good story will only be pretty. : P

And I don't have my own library. That'd be awesome if I did though. That way I wouldn't have to keep visiting the library. XD

What makes me read a book in the cover, title, and where it is at. Once I evaluate all of these things I read what the book is about. Sometimes I will skim through pages or sit down and read the first few pages.

Other things that make me read a book are reviews I've seen online in threads or my friends reading the book.

If I see a movie I will try to find a book that started it and read it. In most cases however, I read books and three months later they make a movie, it always happens. I haven't even heard of the movie when I read the book, and all of the sudden I'm giving stuff away to classmates about the movie. I've read Twilight, I Am Legend, and Blood or Chocolate; Only three books I've read that are being or have been made into movies.

I own a small library myself, but I've read all of the books from it accept for a few. I usually go to the public library, check out what's new, look over the shelves, then pick a book at random if nothing catches my eye and I read the story a bit. That was how I found Vampirates, and it is one of my favorite series as of the moment. I need to go out and buy some more books soon.

Well, don't judge a book by its cover does not apply to me [sort of]. What cath my eye is the cover. If the cover looks interesting I will proceed to read the summary, maybe flip through th first few pages to seee if the book is any good. I really love books with pretty covers, I don't know why. Ooh, and titles that have no connection to the book what-so-ever. I think those are especially awesome for no particular reason at all.

The books I usually read are n made into movies because they simply aren't huge enough. And authors, I tend to pick authors I know since I know their quality and style of work. Not the case in sometimes, as I do like to find new authors I can read.

It also depends on the genre. I would mos likely choose a horror genre novel over a, per se, adventure or romance. Genre is very important for me when it comes to reading. I don't like the typical teenage romance novel so I tend to stray away from those.