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Originally Posted by DMSmillie
Yep, Amazon automatically provides the first 10% of an ebook as a free sample - you don't have to do anything to create it, or say "yes, please allow customers to sample my book".
Useful point to bear in mind, though, regarding how Amazon calculates that 10% - it's based on bytes, not text content. So if you have a cover image embedded in the content as the first page of the book (as opposed to just a "logical" cover specified in the OPF file), then the byte size of the cover image will form part of that 10%, which can result in not a lot of actual book content being available in the free sample.
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Thanks for the note about byte size and not text.
I can't imagine why any writer would not want a reader to sample their book. If a reader buys the book and is then disappointed because the writing style is not to their liking, then the reader is likely to give a poor review. I would much prefer someone to sample the book and decide - not for me, before buying it. Tastes differ, and even bestsellers get poor reviews.