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Originally Posted by Fbone
Initially, it was through experience. When I first joined MR, I would search for the free titles, read a sample and post some of them here in the Deals thread. I did this daily until the I got tired of it and eventually the forum policy changed. I sampled hundreds (possibly thousands) of "indie" titles during this time and only fully read a handful enjoying even fewer.
Currently, I have a backlog of books by authors/series that I most likely will enjoy. For me to read an "indie" it would have to be very highly recommended, interesting and free.
Also, I am a bit of a reading snob. All books are judged equally regardless of whether published by Big 5+ or "indie". I expect the same high all-around quality.
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Thanks. Looking through the best free books, in my opinion, is not going to be the best way to find a good book. Perhaps you were hoping to find the start of a series for free, kind of a bigger sample than a sample? They are no good, and I avoid those like the pest. From the ones I seen it is usually a short novella with no real ending. Similar I avoid all series that have the first book in KU and rest need to be purchased. Why waste my time with a bait to make me purchase the rest, it is not any different to me than first book permafree.
If you are only willing to pay nothing for Indies, you are severely limiting your selection. I also believe there to be a lot more bad books in the free category.