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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
Hey, I'm just trying to get a feel for what the actual objection is.
Is it the lengthy scrolling (that no one really has to put themselves through), the "unprofessional" aesthetic of it being placed where ToCs have always been placed, or the "devaluation" of the free sample?  |
I'd say all three, my sweet. (Grrrrr....when I find whoever it was that told me this Mathias Ergo Pro was FABULOUS, I'm going to sic the flying monkeys on him....sorry for the non-sequitur).
Remember, in the Look Inside, you can't really click around the TOC. So, you do end up scrolling quite a bit if it's an uber-long TOC. In the sample, rather, yes: you can click and jump, at least, within the length of the sample.
And yes: if you have a big honking long TOC on a short book (does that ever happen?), it can take up a valuable piece of the real estate, so to speak, in the Look Inside/Sample.
I don't know about the "unprofessional aesthetic." I'm perfectly content, as a reader, with the TOC where it's always been. {shrug}.
And, lastly, no matter what I think, Amazon speaks, I obey. :-) {Ahem. Well, at least, most of the time...}
Hitch