The trouble with free books is:
- Kate_Emme
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The trouble with free books is:
Don't get me wrong, I totally love my Kindle and love that I can get free books. And I understand the idea that it is great to be able to read the first book of a series in order to find out if you are willing to invest in more (sometimes several more) books.
But sometimes there are books that are right on the line (to buy or not to buy). Yes I am interested in the story, the characters struck a cord and the plot isn't boring, but really I am not totally in love with the book. Do you sometimes find yourself reading a book just so you can finish it and see how it ends? Sometimes the free e-reader books are like that. I just want to know how it ends, but I do not want to spend money just so that my brain can mentally "close" that story down.
However, I have also found some great series that I have purchased the remaining books after reading the first one for free! I guess it is a give and take!
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I am the type of person that if I find that connection with the characters, if the book happens to stir something up inside of me, chances are I will pay for that book for the simple joy it brings me. But I will say, nothing gives me more anxiety than an unfinished book. I have no idea why! HA!!
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I also have discovered a new series or two that I was extremely happy to pay the money for just to read the next books in the series, but for me that seems to be a rare occurrence.
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But once you've learned to see the signs of a series, finding free books is always good. I like to find authors that way, not stories. I'm more willing to pay for someone's book if I've read a free one and enjoyed it enough to want to read other works than pay for one when I'm feeling tricked.
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That happened with a series that I was reading and then to add insult, itunes didn't have the last book in the "series" because it was too "explicit."Winter wrote:I hate it when they do that. I think it's usually just a plot to get you hooked in, when often the story had no reason to be broken into several "books." I tend to avoid series like that now more than before.
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