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Old 12-30-2010, 10:52 AM   #35
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Originally Posted by James_Wilde View Post
I agree, Nashira, from the reader's point of view. But not so hot from the writer's point of view. Even if the reader reduces their choices by selecting their favourite genres, there are still an awful lot of books to wade through in the search for a good sample, which makes each author's chance of being selected a vanishing probablity, unless (s)he can find a way to move the book up the list and in front of the reader.
You need a cover image that stands out when displayed at postage stamp size (and also in black and white for people browsing on ebook readers). Once you have one of those you will get more people looking at your cover blurb (not sure what that is called for ebooks?). Make that enticing enough and people will look at the sample.
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