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Originally Posted by jbcohen
I have been told by a pal that writes the previews for a living that the previews are rarely written by the author and are written to make the book seems exciting, therefore I do nto think that you can tell much by the preview for the book. I typically require a free page so I can determine if I like the authors writing. Not something that tends to be a tall order since Amazon and Google books are happy to show me one page for nothing.
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Good to know about the previews. I didn't think that they would do that but it explains some of the disappointments I've had in the past.
But I meant more the first few chapters that we can easily access now thanks to ebooks, not those special previews found all around. Or just go to a bookstore and read the paperbook for a bit.
