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I think it is a matter of perception. People may not feel a need for reviews of free works. After all it is free. The review is not going to help with sales or save people from a poor purchase.
Not saying that this is the way it should be,, but perhaps the way that many see it.
Myself, I have never bought or stayed away from a book based on a review. The story synopsis inside the cover or on the back is what has always swayed my decision. Then I open it randomly and read a page. (one thing I miss about paper books)
Teaser or sample chapters are like video trailers, who cares, perhaps that is the only thing in the movie worth watching, or in a book, worth reading. It has unfortunately been my experience in more than a few cases.
Still I read several books a year, 2-300 and am for the most part pleased with them, occasionally not and often enough thrilled and enthralled.
And I have read the occasional blog with witty and insightful reviews, which I have enjoyed for their own merits, but so far not made a purchase based on them.
Helen
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