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Originally Posted by DuckieTigger
Aye, that is where we both have to agree to disagree. I see a difference between a discounted book that is cheaper and one that goes free. If you are unsure about a book, there is always a free sample you can read which should give you plenty idea if you are willing to pay for the whole book or not. If a book is barely good enough to pay nothing for it, then why bother to read it in the first place.
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I have to jump in and say that most samples do not give you enough of the book to decide is like it or not. I've read a lot of books where the beginning was a bit slow and then it picked up and was a good read. But samples won't help in those cases. Also, sometimes with all the stuff before the actually start of the book, you get hardly enough left to make an informed decision.
Sometimes a book goes on sale to entice you to buy at a discounted price. Most of the time it's the first book of a series so if you buy it and enjoy it, you'll buy the other books in the series. Even if it's not a book in a series, it's done to get you to try the author and hopefully buy the author's other books.