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Originally Posted by neilmarr
It would be utterly fascinating, though, if this poll included the question of whether or not members feel they are more likely to find a satisfying read in a free or cheap book or in one carrying a realistic cover price. Results so far suggest the latter, I think.
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I've read several good free or cheap books, but they usually have a publisher. The problem (for me) with free/cheap books is that they tend to be self-published, and the price is a marketing gimmick to get people to try it. (After all, who wants to spend $10 on an ebook by an unknown, self-published author without a recommendation?)
I'm less likely to read self-published work because my TBR list has something like 300 books on it, which will take me years to get through. And that's if I only read the first book in the series that appear on the list, which is unlikely to happen.
I don't think that because a book is cheap that I won't derive value from it. But I do appreciate the added value that a publisher brings to the work. Especially from an editing standpoint. So in my mind, cheap prices are generally associated with self-published, which does generate some sort of pessimistic expectation.
Aside: sorry to sound so down on the self-published, but I've really had it with trying to slog my way through the horrible editing that accompanies many of these types of books