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Originally Posted by kennyc
What I'm saying is there is a greater need for trustworthy reviewing of ebooks than there was in the print world.
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Just forget about it. There was never trustworthy reviewing and there is none on the web and there never will be. It is all about personal taste / preference. Good reviews, awards, high price, number of sales - these things do not guarantee that you will like the book. They do not even indicate quality. Get excerpts, free short stories from an author and try before you buy.
I NEVER, EVER read reviews before buying a book. More often than not, they reveal the whole plot. Even the back cover blurb is full of spoilers most of the time. With ebooks, I only read the first few lines of the blurb / look at the cover (very misleading most of the time though, plenty of good books with cheesy covers) and decide to try or not.
And there are plenty of free books out there that are quite good.
So how to find the next book / author:
- user book lists on Amazon
- also bought list on Amazon
- forums like this
http://whatshouldireadnext.com/search
http://www.literature-map.com/