How do publishers and authors feel about this? Is Amazon giving away the sizzle or the steak? For some deeper books this might impel me to make a purchase. F

How do publishers and authors feel about this? Is Amazon giving away the sizzle or the steak? For some deeper books this might impel me to make a purchase. For collections of shallow platitudes (e.g. my predilection for self-help books) the "top highlights" view is all I'll need. Here's an example of a book I considered buying but didn't - The Talent Code. Now I've got the high notes in a free, easily digestable format: http://kindle.amazon.com/work/talent-code-greatness-born-grown/B001KTZNHA http://kindle.amazon.com/work/talent-code-greatness-born-gro... Edit: And here are the highlights from Hackers and Painters: http://kindle.amazon.com/work/hackers-painters-big-ideas-computer/B001CZLSWG http://kindle.amazon.com/work/hackers-painters-big-ideas-com...