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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks
You could write and ask them/tell them. It's worth a shot and they are actively trying to build a base right now (of books and readers).
I didn't find much from S&S that I hadn't already read or sampled. Lot of big names in there so I tried them years ago. I should say "find anything yet" because I doubt I browsed all of it.
I'm still not sure I'd be able to get 9 dollars worth of books a month. I read a lot of indies and this has been great for sampling them and other books. But I sample 20 for every one I read. I am probably only reading two, possibly three books per month. If they are both indies in a given month, it's cheaper to buy them.
I was able to start the DailyCheapReads book club selection because of Scribd. It was a typical 7 dollar book from a trad and I wouldn't have bothered with it had it not been on Scribd. It was a DNF for me, but at least I can opine when the book discussion starts.
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Holy cow. I would go insane sampling 20 books to read one. I never sample. Yep, read that right. I don't do sampling. If I had to read 20 samples to finally read a book, I wouldn't have any joy left to read.
So for me Scribd is not a sampling service. Its where I go to read the books I want to read.
. Full books from first to last page. I vet those books the same way I vet any other books.
I don't see how Scribd is of benefit for someone that reads 2 books a month though. I read an average of 15 a month, trying to do more. I don't plan on reading 15 Scribd books though, I still have already purchased books to read. I figured if I read 4-6 Scribd books a month, it will be worth it for the money once my 3 month trial runs out. The rest of my reading will be between my prime loan, library loans and books I already own, paid and free.
I am also dropping one out of state library card and planning on not buying a whole lot this year. I am just shifting my budget around.
Still
at reading 20 samples just for one book. I must really be lucky with either the genre/subgenre I read or the authors I pick because its rare I can't finish a book or that I totally hate it.
Are you sampling that many just to find one good one because you read primarily indy?