I tired not as a child to "broaden my literary palate" but as an adult now covers are usually the big thing that draws me in first lol

yes, ifound most of my favorite authors that way

Yes, definitely. It gives me an initial idea of what the book might be about, the genre, etc. I'm especially drawn to the more artsy covers, like ones that resemble an oil painting for example.

To a degree, yes, as I am a strongly "visual" person. (Frankly, I think my appreciation for floral dishware alongside my other aesthetics would surprise numerous persons of my acquaintance lol!). However, even more than I appreciate visuals, I am a "words" person, so it's quite often the title or even the author's name that will catch my eye first. One good example is my library's "feature shelf" where they would put up a number of books on a common theme, say "Autumn," "Dragons," or "Chemistry". That's when I read the title Napoleon's Buttons and went ô.0 and checked it out. Non-fiction popsci volume on how chemistry mistakes influenced the modern world as we know it. Same with Drunk-Tank Pink. ô.0 Checkout. How color and visual stimuli can influence human psychology. So, in short, words MORE than overall visuals, but yeah if it looks like it was made in MS Paint, I move on lol...

Actually yes. I usually pay attention on a cover first.

Unfortunately I do. I try to read the first page or so in book shops when a book interests me but the cover has usually already influenced me by that point.

I must to confess, yes.

Yeah sometimes, but i do not like books that much

Partially, yes. I'm a visual person and when the cover is interesting and aesthetically appealing, I'm more interested about the book's content. Of course, the content is still the most important and I'd take good book with bad cover over bad bood with great cover any day of the week

Yep, I do. Like another commenter stated, if the cover looks interesting I'll read the blurb. The most recent book I've read based on the cover along was "The Golem" the Mike Mitchel version.

no matter how sad it sounds, but I really look at the cover first, I understand that it may not match the book, but as it is

[BigYak]

The cover undoubtedly influences my favorability. A beautifully bound book unquestionably enhances my reading experience.

No. As I read mostly ebooks, the cover does not influence me.

[Zbignieww]

Obviously yes. When I am parsing, as fast as possible through new books releases (sometimes up to 80 pages in one day!) unfortunately I do not have time to pay attention to annotation at all. This applies, of course, only to books by authors unfamiliar to me, if I know that the author is good or the book concerns some rare topic that interests me, even the ugliest cover in the world don't discourage me!

From it we can normally see the author, if I found out they’re shady I discard it.