The trouble with free books is:
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Re: The trouble with free books is:
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I totally agree with you therebooklovingolfer wrote:I love searching Amazon's top free books. I have found numerous authors and new book series this way. One issue I have found is that the first book of the series always seems to be the best and the rest of the series tends to repeat plots.
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But on the topic of free e-books sold on Amazon, I agree that the editing isn't always top-notch. But if the concept's intriguing, or I'm somehow engaged in the plot, I'm willing to tolerate the (not so) occasional typo. I guess I have low standards like that
But seriously. To me, books have always been more about the bigger ideas (character, plot development) than grammar or sentence structure, though those certainly help.
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Some of those free first books to get readers hooked on the series. Some are books that are so terribly written that the author has no choice but to give them away because someone would be crazy to pay money for it, and then there are those wonderful, not-very-well-known indie authors who are just trying to get their stories out there to the world. When you can find those in the third category, it's awesome. I've found some of the best stories/authors from those free books. I've also found some of the worst...
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