tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post5047225036534574403..comments2023-08-01T05:26:06.539-05:00Comments on Unicorn Bell: The Value of FreeHuntresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08155372788872245758noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-85937150379468088052013-07-16T18:37:44.556-05:002013-07-16T18:37:44.556-05:00If you don't have an ereader, both Amazon and ...If you don't have an ereader, both Amazon and Barnes & Noble offer apps that you can download to your computer so that you can get books from them.<br /><br />But I wouldn't recommend doing that just for the free ebooks. Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-60000708938966191502013-07-15T16:23:17.068-05:002013-07-15T16:23:17.068-05:00My nook is full of free books! Some great. Some ba...My nook is full of free books! Some great. Some bad. <br /><br />I don't generally end up finishing the really bad ones. I can learn from the good ones as well...and I have precious little time enough to read to be wasting my time reading bad books! :D<br /><br />@ Sean...checking out Smashwords next!Alicia Willette-Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174871217832164495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-83235047331438510472013-07-15T10:44:06.465-05:002013-07-15T10:44:06.465-05:00@ Sean
Going to Smashwords now! Yay!@ Sean<br />Going to Smashwords now! Yay!Huntresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08155372788872245758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-61501933413220052392013-07-15T10:12:18.017-05:002013-07-15T10:12:18.017-05:00I tip-toe into them carefully. Too many are so bad...I tip-toe into them carefully. Too many are so badly written that not only does the storyline kill the buzz but the sentence structure as well.<br /><br />On the other hand, I've found some great books at a reasonable price but stopped on that first book. I'll pay 5 - 8 bucks for a good one but when the publisher raises the next in the series to 10 - 12, I say forget it.<br />Huntresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08155372788872245758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-37818214597972290302013-07-15T10:09:07.050-05:002013-07-15T10:09:07.050-05:00I've read a lot of free books. But they need t...I've read a lot of free books. But they need to have a few dozen good reviews first. A handful won't do. And I've read some really good free books!Stephen Tremphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387553613827257304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-72845961825114582202013-07-15T09:49:08.253-05:002013-07-15T09:49:08.253-05:00I don't have an ereader so don't read too ...I don't have an ereader so don't read too many free books but through Storycartel (which asks that you write a review) I have read a couple, neither of which blew my socks off and one of which I was hoping would. Ah well. mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-85568329416848705252013-07-15T09:32:43.827-05:002013-07-15T09:32:43.827-05:00This is exactly the same reason I read free books....This is exactly the same reason I read free books. To find new authors I can enjoy and learn from the bad ones. Charity Bradfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01960821077619680661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-31303862745320760622013-07-15T08:27:18.292-05:002013-07-15T08:27:18.292-05:00I read a fair number of free books as I like havin...I read a fair number of free books as I like having a risk-free way of trying out a new author. And yes, I tend to go for shorter works.<br />If this isn't out of line, I'd like to mention that my fantasy novella, The Quintessence of Absence, is now free.<br /><br />https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/315109<br /><br />If you read it, I'd love to hear your honest opinion.Sean McLachlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09778503397743759469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393512822627120580.post-5915744412443574632013-07-15T08:13:09.778-05:002013-07-15T08:13:09.778-05:00I read them, and I try to make a point of reading ...I read them, and I try to make a point of reading something paid by the same author if I like them. As a writer, I'm slightly interested in the effects they (and ebooks in general) have on the writing climate, with perhaps a trend towards shorter books, longer series, and a need to get sequels out quickly to capitalise on the good feeling of the first one.stuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16388674850920848503noreply@blogger.com