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Old 01-03-2011, 07:33 AM   #43
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Originally Posted by MrsPartridge View Post
Aside from the classics that are available for free, do you find the freebies offered on Kindle/Kobo/Sony etc. sites worth reading?

I was sure that most would be sort of below average - like reading a high schooler's attempt at fiction writing and no decent editing that you can get from a publishing house. However I'm really enjoying the freebie I got on the Sony site called "Romeo Romeo" by Robin Kaye.

Are you happy with the free books offered?
It really depends on the book. Sometimes I'll find a free backlist title by an author who has a new book due out soon, where the backlist title is offered free to promote the newer title (as with Robin Kaye). I've gotten a few free books by favorite authors of mine this way, and also some new-to-me authors that I had been wanting to try.

Then there are the freebies from Harlequin. I think I have about 50 of those, most of which I got directly from Harlequin or Mills & Boon. I've only read three of them. One I didn't finish. One was Ok. But the third book (by Leslie Kelly) I enjoyed and went on to buy a couple backlist titles of hers and all of her Leslie Parrish books.

And then there are the deals for $2.99 or less, also often backlist titles offered really cheap when the author has a new title due out. I've picked up a few new-to-me authors this way, but I've also found deals for authors I've read before. For example, I picked up Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie a couple months ago for $2 or $3. I had read one or two other books by her, but it was Bet Me that really got me started on buying up her backlist.
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