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The Kindle has long had "First chapter free": http://www.teleread.com/2009/06/14/the-kindle-chapter-preview-which-books-benefit-which-suffer-and-what-does-this

• patio11 16y ago
  It is also highlighted on in-Kindle store page for every book. As has sold me more books by new-to-me authors than any feature on the device. They have one implementation feature that warms the cockles of my conversion-optimizing heart, right at the end: "Enjoyed the sample? [Buy Now] or [See details for this book in the Kindle Store]" Not only is it one click ordering, I'm 99% sure that they're A/B testing that call to action.) My only gripe is that if you buy the book, it starts back on the first page, which is a pain because you're an arbitrary length in the story and getting back to where you were using Kindle navigation leaves something to be desired.