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Re: Does anyone get the E-book samples before the actual book?

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I just about always download a sample first to see if I can get into the book. I hate spending money on a book that I wont read so the samples are a great idea
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Yes, I do that pretty often. Like almost any book I purchase I would read the sample on my kindle before deciding on buying either the idle of the physical copy of the same.
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I really like getting a sample of the book. This helps me know if I will like the way the book is written and it also allows me to see the Table of Contents. I feel that this type of information helps me to make a better decision.
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I always do. I like to see the writing style and how the book starts. I wouldn't want to buy a book that I don't like and could have avoided if I had gotten a sample.
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dunappy wrote: โ†‘20 Dec 2014, 23:01 only if there are no reviews, or if the reviews seems a little sketchy. Otherwise, nope.
Yes, reviews help a lot. There's no need to have so many samples and then take extra time to delete the ones I don't like.
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Megan_89 wrote: โ†‘17 Jun 2020, 23:42 I just about always download a sample first to see if I can get into the book. I hate spending money on a book that I wont read so the samples are a great idea
You can say that again!!
I would hate to waste my money.
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cindy6252 wrote: โ†‘04 Jul 2020, 09:57 I really like getting a sample of the book. This helps me know if I will like the way the book is written and it also allows me to see the Table of Contents. I feel that this type of information helps me to make a better decision.
Certainly. The Table of Contents reveals a lot. I like going through it too.
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Lia A wrote: โ†‘20 Jul 2020, 23:44 I always do. I like to see the writing style and how the book starts. I wouldn't want to buy a book that I don't like and could have avoided if I had gotten a sample.
Yes yes, this is a very important point.
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there are some of the famous authors the particular title of the book that I have already read or heard about. In that case I wont be needing a sample to be read before purchasing the actual book. In other case I would always prefer reading the fee sample pages before I proceed buying the book.
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I must always sample a book before buying it. Sampling pays a huge part in my decision to buy a book.
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Is it weird that I don't do this. I usually just read the description of the book and if it's really good enough, I'll read it.
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Most of the time, yes!
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I usually read reviews before I buy a book and also tend to buy from the same authors, so I donโ€™t get the previews but itโ€™s not a bad idea.
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I usually don't, but when the book is a bust I often wish I had. I mostly read from libby so I end up returning the book early if I don't like it.
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Sometimes I will but most of the time I just get the book.
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