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Originally Posted by plumboz
My question is this: As an ebook person, do you only check out a new author if his/her work can be gotten for free?
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Yes. A huge factor for me, since there are too many "new author" out there to choose. A free ebook would definitely catch my attention. BUT, also the format. I'd skip .pdf (what to read it conveniently with?) and .pdb (hate the limited formatting). If it's prc or epub, defintely will get and stay on my iPhone, then my Kindle (and soon my Nook for reading ePub).
Book title also interest me. When I saw "Lamb, the Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Friend by Christopher Moore, I couldn't stop my curiousity.
And then, I also a member of a book club of some sort where we introduce new book/author to read together and have a discussion.
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Originally Posted by plumboz
And if so, if you find a writer you like through free offers, are you apt to tell others about your discovery?
Thanks!
Alan
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Of course. Just to give you an example. I enjoy discussing book(s) with friends. So obviously, I want to share my (good) experience reading this and that with them. When Random House offered their free library program several months ago, I took them all. There's this book by Naomi Novik, and after reading it I bought the rest of the series. When I meet friends and people, I told them about the dragons air-force during Napoleonic Wars. A lot of them got interested.
As for excerpts, definitely a factor. mobipocket.com stll have their sample program, and then amazon, then bn.com, then shortcovers. These are the ebook sellers I buy ebooks from. If a new book/author interest me, I surely want to complete the reading experience, not only just sample/excerpts. Thus, I buy the ebook.
Cheers