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Originally Posted by bashfulbanshee
I sample all indie books I read. If there's something wrong in the first paragraph, it's not a promising sign.
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The problem with many eBooks -- whether original or scanned -- is that the people who created the books know you'll scrutinize the first paragraph and page. They also know that vendors' previews tend to consist only of first chapters and stories. They'll spend more effort on those than the entire rest of the book.
That's why I believe that eBook stores should do what Boomkat does with audio files: Allow you to sample a short range from anywhere in the file without giving you full access to the entire thing. That way, you can see how well the book reads later on, as you could flipping the pages in a physical store.