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Old 09-29-2010, 02:06 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by desertgrandma View Post
NO. If you out of hand dismiss all these new/unpublished authors, you will miss out on some real treasures.

You need to at least look at one post, or review the book description to see if it might be worthwhile. Obviously, most will be "nevermind" but trust me....there are jewels out there.

Thats the neat thing about this site. Ebooks are usually offered at killer prices....or free.
Cheap or free they may be, but there's still a time investment involved in reading them. Samples go a long way of course to help, I must admit. And another thing, free/nearly-free ebooks (non public domain) also raise red flags for me. The old adage "You get what you pay for" still lingers.

I don't dismiss new authors, but self promotion (in most aspects) does not help get me to try them. If another forum member, in a discussion of a certain genre or another book, mentions the new author in passing, I would definitely give it a shot.
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