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Interesting question. When I browse in a bookshop I tend to read the blurb on the back cover and decide whether to buy based on that - I'm not one of those who reads the first few pages. Now I buy solely ebooks I still read the blurb but also look at Amazon reviews to get the 'feel of it' but I still never read sample pages - for me, that would spoil it!
When I see a free ebook offered I read the synopsis, see if the author is known and recommended elsewhere and then decide whether it's the kind of book I might enjoy - if so, I'll download it whilst it's free, even though it may be some time until I actually get round to reading it.
I greatly appreciate the chance to try new (to me) authors for free and have often then gone on to buy their other books - Baen is great for this! The reverse is also true of course, there are several free books I've tried and been completely put off trying any of the author's other works.
So, I'm not an indiscriminate downloader just because it's free, but if I Do download I'll always read it.
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