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Old 03-30-2008, 12:35 PM   #38
Steven Lyle Jordan
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I've actually found that it's taken more then 2 chapters in a book (sometimes) to get into it enough to enjoy it and want to finish it. So if the sample is from one of theose types of books, I won't buy it based just on the sample.
I can understand that. As Ramen pointed out about book samples in general, some of my books also take a lot more than 2 chapters to really get ramped up and going. In many cases, I think, they best serve to present the reader with the characters and setting, not so much to advance the plot. (Obviously this wouldn't apply to a series, like Trek, where you already know the characters... the 1st 1-2 chapters better advance the plot, or else.)
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