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RWood · 08-21-2009, 09:55 AM

Also on many (most|all) e-books, Amazon allows you to download the first chapter at no cost. This allows one to graze possible titles like we once did in bookstores -- read a bit of the book to see if we like the style, word choices, and get a better understanding of the book than the short blurb on the back cover.

Fictionwise provides a part of the first chapter on its web site and I have used this feature many times.

08-21-2009, 09:55 AM	#47
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	Also on many (most\|all) e-books, Amazon allows you to download the first chapter at no cost. This allows one to graze possible titles like we once did in bookstores -- read a bit of the book to see if we like the style, word choices, and get a better understanding of the book than the short blurb on the back cover. Fictionwise provides a part of the first chapter on its web site and I have used this feature many times.