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Originally Posted by carld
I really enjoyed Martin Parish's 2184, and I found out about it right here on MR. It does pay to read the sample first, assuming there is one. |
I have found several I really enjoyed but I do insist on a sample. To be honest, I prefer to have the first thing I read be an entire work and free. If the author doesn't offer the book itself for free I'll read a short story or novella to get a sense of how well they write.
I don't feel badly about that because it is how I've operated for years. Money is tight in my life and I almost never actually *buy* a book from someone I haven't read before (that's what libraries are for.) I'm a bit more willing to take a chance at Smashwords when the price is low but, hey, a buck's a buck. Give me a reason to give it to you instead of to 7-11 for a cup of coffee.