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Originally Posted by DuskyRose
Don't see any real harm in it either, although it really can throw you off on the page count. When the book ending smacks you in the face and you were expecting that that last 'chapter' to actually be part of the story you're reading. I do find that kind of annoying at times, especially when I've just run into a cliff hanger by surprise. Ick.
I never, ever read those sample chapters. If it's the next book in the series, I'll either get it or I won't based on what I just read. Otherwise, I don't start anything I don't have complete, or haven't yet checked out the synopsis and reviews. Even in paper books, I never, ever read them.
A nice synopsis of other books I might browse, but never an actual chapter.
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I know what you mean about throwing off the page count and your expectations of how much story is left. I've learned to look at the table of contents before I start reading, to see what page number all the extraneous stuff starts, so I know when the actual book is going to end.