I think if your book is good enough, it's easy to pick up beta readers on sites like Authonomy and YouWriteOn; people who enjoy the extract and want to read the rest. They will contact you, in my experience, and are generally happy to let you know their thoughts about it. Some will even annotate the text and return it.
It's hugely helpful. One reader in Australia noticed two minor plot holes I was able to fix, and earned my undying gratitude.
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