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I spend about 1 hour a week at the bookstore, usually taking random books and reading the first page(s). I also try to discover new books on Amazon from time t
by mickeyben 13y ago
I spend about 1 hour a week at the bookstore, usually taking random books and reading the first page(s).
I also try to discover new books on Amazon from time to time by going over their selections and recommendations but I end up reading the same circle of authors.
I think your idea is brilliant by matching my IRL process.
I wish you a lot of success.
EDIT: about the website itself it's nicely done, minimalist and easy. I'd change the "Choose a genre" button to a dropdown. Also I'd have the top navigation (the exploration/submit buttons) merged with the right one with the menu following the scroll. This would be a a good incentive to navigate around (easier and faster too).
- pbhjpbhj 13y agoUsually I sample mid-stream, as it were; about 60% in to the book I'll read a couple of pages.
- abraininavat 13y agoWhat is it you're looking for, exactly? Good grammar? Cheers to the OP for thinking outside the box, but I don't think this service helps me, nor would your technique. I yearn for good writing, but what I consider good writing can't be determined from reading one chapter, and certainly not a couple pages in the middle of a book. What matters to me is how the chapters (and the people/places/events in them) fit together. The storycraft, if you will. Good editing, internal consistency, etc. Once can only determine these things by reading the whole book, or at least most of it. And since I don't have the time to devote to reading bad books in the hope they'll be good, I greatly rely on reviews, including those from Amazon.