Tell Me Something Tuesday is hosted by Rainy Day Ramblings. Check out her blog for upcoming topics! I saw a post by Jen (Twimom) and thought it was fun and decided to join in. So I’ll be jumping in sporadically 🙂
Do you take advantage of free chapter previews?
No, never! In fact, I find them irritating. First of all, since I don’t know they are coming, I’ve been mislead on how much longer is left in my current read. This is especially frustrating in audiobooks because I tend to listen to them when I’m driving. And I’m really careful to have a back up ready to go as I near the end of my current read. But if there’s a free chapter preview, I reach the end much earlier than anticipated and sometimes don’t have another book ready.
And, no, I don’t want to read the preview because I either
- Really want to read the book already and don’t need the intro spoiled for me when I’m not in the right space to read it.
- Don’t have any interest in the story at all.
I can honestly say, I’ve never purchased a book due to a free chapter preview. But I’ve been frequently annoyed.
It’s so funny… when I read this question (and answered it), I was thinking about free chapters on websites or blogs. I completely forgot about the back-of-the-book chapters. Which I HATE! Either because 1) it’s from an earlier book in the series, and I’ve already read it; 2) it’s for a future book and I don’t like spoilers; 3) it’s from a book I don’t care about. And YES! I hate how it messes me up on how much is left in the book! *end rant*
I didn’t even think about those free chapters! I think I do read those, for some reason I enjoy them as a glimpse of a book when I don’t like them at the ends of my books. Perhaps it’s because I’m in control and get to chose to read it? And it tends to be a book I haven’t heard of and now have on my radar, instead of 1 I already have? And YES on the spoilers!
I don’t like them either!
I think it’s funny that we seem to be unanimous in not liking them… so why waste the money continuing to do something people don’t like? I can’t imagine it’s effective?
I’ve done that too, thought I had more story to go thanks to a free chapter preview or whatever. I’ve been pissed a few times about that ha ha!
LOL! Nothing worse than thinking you have more of a GREAT book left and then it’s over 🙁