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Old 06-13-2012, 10:44 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by carpetmojo View Post
What the hell is all this "bonus excerpt " rubbish - I don't want the start of a book, that'll spoil the enjoyment of starting another one, so you've lost me as a reader......

Abunus is what you get on a lot of DVD's & CD's - something extra to what you're buying, not something you hope will convince people to buy/take more ....

This version is just a faintly tacky sales tactic.
I've seen it in print books for years. Why shouldn't it happen with ebooks too? Besides a free book is a free book. Just because there's a bonus excerpt at the end of it doesn't mean I have to read it.
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