How do you pick your books?  

I pick mostly what peaks my intrest as well. I also pick out books according to my friends suggestions.

i tend to not read a whole lot of fiction but i do like to read classic fiction such as James Joyce, Thorton Wilder, that sort.
But as for my interests, they include crafts like crocheting, jewelry making and any type of paper crafts. i also love history and read a lot of that too. what i do is check out the library's website and see what looks good and what i havent taken a look at recently.

My local library has a website which is divided into many different categories, and it is pretty easy to find some books that I am interested in. I usually have a look at my favourite categories to see if there are any new books that sound interesting. There is a small describtion or summary so I am able to read a little bit about the books before I decide if I am interested in them or not. Last time I picked a category called short stories from the 90's and there are hundreds of pages, so I never go through them all.

I also use a Danish site called "Litteratursiden" (it means a site about literature) On that site librarians from around the country write about the books that they like. Other users are also able to create lists of books that they want to recommend, and I have found many interesting books that way.

Sometimes I just pick something from an author I know. But when I want something new, I start with the genre. Then I go online and search for some good sounding books from that genre. If the book I pick is good, I might just read the rest of the author's material. That way I sometimes get tens of books to read at once :D

Ya, its a bit of all three for me too. I am not really good at picking books for myself to read. So I just browse those by reading the titles and the backs of the books. That way if I find them interesting then I will read them.

Well, I don't buy books the way I used to, but many times I would go to the best sellers or the recently published, look at the title and look a the back to see what it's about. And by author, for example, stephen King. And friends too. A friend of mine, another King fan told me about another author, Dean Koonts. She told me he's just as good as Stephen King. So now I read his books. Probably would not have without her recomondation. Then my girlfriend introduced me to James Patterson, although I usually justy read the books once she's done with them.

I think I use a combination of the three, too.
I love going to my local library and just browsing sometimes, as well as seeing the best sellers at the books stores and looking up what my favorite authors recommend.

For me id love to read about business and making money,but all the famous ones and i also listen to others feedback such as my friends and family.Basically i would choose the book once im in the bookstore.Its a bit random but i like it that way.

Hello allyoftherain

I pick the book mostly claimed it is the best seller, or is recommended by celebrities.

I tend to go for books that are popular at the time. Especially books in a series. Or on other occasions I'll pick books to suit my current reading mood.