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Originally Posted by datcha
Storybundle is currently offering what they call "The Self-Published Fantasy Blog-off Bundle". There is the usual blurb on how these 8 books have been selected.
But when I look in details, I can see that every single one is the first volume of a series, the kind of book that one often gets for free, or for $0.99 (one of them can actually be found for free).
The second point is that, thouh they are all delivered DRM-free in epub, mobi and pdf, most of them are otherwise available only from Amazon. That means that readers looking for sequels (recall they are all series) will most likely have to go to Amazon, who sells only mobi versions, unusable on any ereader other than Amazon's Kindle.
I may be mistaken (where ?), but I wonder whether there is much value in this bundle for readers who do not own a kindle, when one is considering the 10 books for $15, or even only the first 5 for $5.
What do you think? Do you have an opinion on this book bundle?
Here is the offer (I have added the names of the series)
For $5 or more: - Shattered Sands by W. G. Saraband -- Yaasarian Tales #1
- The Weight of a Crown by Tavish Kaeden -- Azhaion Saga #1
- Priest by Matthew Colville -- Ratcatchers #1
- What Remains of Heroes by David Benem -- A Requiem for Heroes #1
- A Soul for Trouble by Crista McHugh -- Soulbearer #1
For $15 or more, you also get (in addition to the first five):
- Sins of a Sovereignty by Plague Jack -- Amernia Fallen #1
- The Thief Who Pulled on Trouble's Braids by Michael McClung -- Amra Thetys #1
- Under a Colder Sun by Greg James Khale == the Wanderer #1
- Bloodrush by Ben Galley -- Scarlet Star Trilogy #1
- City of Burning Shadows by Barbara J. Webb -- The Dying World #1
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I'm NOT impressed by this promotion at all.
I reported earlier that ONE of the BONUS books is actually free at Amazon.