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Originally Posted by Fbone
So there isn't a way for a customer to know quality of file. Except by looking at sample?
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Basically yes, which doesn't help at Kobo or Sony, which have webpage "excerpts" rather than true downloadable samples. And even Amazon's downloadable samples can hide flaws such as not having properly done flickable chapter marks in the Mobi version when the ePub version contains them (I've seen this with a lot of those freebies that show up in both stores).
A few more late finds for backlist books:
Finally found some more sf/fantasy. There's a free paranormal mystery story by
Elaine Corvidae, who is small-press published (her work shows up on Fictionwise, who only take established authors/presses). And books 1 & 2 of Michael Sullivan's fantasy epic Riyria Revelations, which is getting high praise over in the What Are You Reading thread in the Reading Recs forum are
free with coupon and
free download, respectively. Book 2 was offered as an Amazon freebie last year.
On the mystery front,
Tim Myers has a couple of 1st in series books previously published under pseudonyms which can be gotten free with coupon. He's mentioned in the Backlist E-Books author association thread in one of the other forums and has been mentioned favourably by MR posters who've read him. His other books are mostly 25% and up off.
Some more backlist romance which I noticed while trawling for freebies in general:
Dorothy McFalls, whose bio says nominated for Romantic Times Viewer's Choice Awards. 1 free story, other books up to 50% off.
Freda Lightfoot, whose website says formerly published by Mills & Boon and Hodder Stoughton in the UK; selected novels up to 50% off.
Pamela Burford, sister of Patricia Ryan; novels 25% off.
Mary Kruger/Kingsley, bio says RITA award-winning Regencies that she plans to put into e-book format. Currently 1 free previously-published short story up.
Hope this helps some romance fan who's looking for deals from perhaps a favourite older author. Wish the sf/fantasy people were as assiduous about putting their backlist up on sale this week, but I suppose they have more regular outlets like Webscriptions and BookViewCafé to showcase their wares.