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Originally Posted by ApK
Just an aside, in world of abundant free and cheap ebooks, one of my selection criteria is if there is a typo in the Author's own short summary blurb, then it does not bode well for the rest of the book.....
Lord knows I do not bother to edit and correct most of my forum posts, but a short first impression to entice readers is one place I'd think you'd want to proofread really well....
Thanks for the post, Andreiuta. Checking this thread everyday has become my new hobby!
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Hi ApK - you're welcome.
I couldn't agree more with you about the typos: if the author didn't bother to clean up the synopsis, what are the chances that the rest of the novel is well written? 5%? Less?
Moreover, if the outline has any phrasing similar to "s/he felt like [fill in with your choice of verb]," the book is sent straight to the never-ever-read folder.
(And there are more of these novels than one would hope to find.)
I know that some deals are worse and some are better than others... But after reading some dreadful/awful/literary-frightening books that came with hundreds of FABULOUS reviews, I decided to list everything and let folks decide for themselves what they like and what not.