Thread: Should the availability of a sample affect the price of a book?
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Old 06-30-2010, 12:48 PM   #33
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Originally Posted by fjtorres View Post
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I just don't see quantity being much of a substitute for quality, is all.
I've grown used to the BAEN and Amazon approach of one sample chapter, so anything longer stands out; anything beyond *three* chapters and I start to wonder *why*? As in, what's the catch? Am I expected to go *that* far before recognizing quality?
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Ummmm... I believe that the Baen approach is to make the first 25% of the book available as the free sample. That's usually rather more than 1 chapter.


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