I'm not sure why someone would ever buy a book without
reading the sample first.
Not exact matches
I
read some
samples of Veblen and then of Marx and Lenin and various lesser image - smashers, trying hard for the
first time to see what they were driving at.
Heck I've even
read articles about preserving them for when they are not in season but I didn't grab my
first samples until last weekend while grocery shopping.
After recruiting a
sample of 587 demographically diverse parents and their
first - grade children in the Chicago area, they randomly assigned some families to use a math - based iPad app that involved
reading short stories and answering questions on topics such as counting, shapes, and problem solving.
Dr
Read said: «It's the
first time anyone has measured social contact patterns for a large representative
sample of people for more than a single day per person, so will help inform mathematical models of epidemics, particularly for Hong Kong — where SARS emerged into the world — but also how those patterns change over time.»
Read the «buzz» about Lab Dynamics Download a
sample chapter from the
first edition of Lab Dynamics HERE
We designed PhylOTU, the
first computational tool for estimating the taxonomic composition of metagenomic
samples from short, next - generation sequencing
reads.
In most
samples, the
first three contributed the majority of the sequence
reads.
Accurate cortisol
readings depend on the saliva
sample being taken in the
first 30 minutes after awakening.
So what this amounts to is that tens of thousands of people who have had cortisol testing for «adrenal fatigue» took their
first saliva
samples an hour or two hours into the morning, which misses the entire cortisol awakening response and gives a completely inaccurate cortisol
reading.
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When the 2013 test results came out last year, NAGB reported the results against these benchmarks for the
first time, finding that 39 percent of students in the twelfth - grade assessment
sample met the preparedness standard for math and 38 percent did so for
reading.
If black students in the
sample continue to lose ground through 9th grade at the rate experienced in the
first two years of school, they will lag behind white students on average by a full standard deviation in raw math and
reading scores and by more than two - thirds of a standard deviation in math even after controlling for observable characteristics (the gap would be substantially smaller in
reading).
A total of 81
first grade teachers and their 468 students from 19 Reading First schools formed the analytic sample in the s
first grade teachers and their 468 students from 19
Reading First schools formed the analytic sample in the s
First schools formed the analytic
sample in the study.
Three of the nine
first - grade urban teachers in their
sample were identified as most effective based on their students» end - of - year
reading and writing achievement.
Because we were personally and painfully aware of the problems of using group assessments, especially with kindergartners and
first graders, and because we wanted assessments that would be credible with the teachers in these schools, we were committed to one - on - one assessments, oral
reading samples, and retellings — all practices we knew would appeal to teachers.
Additionally, parents are provided with easy - to - implement family activities that foster everyday learning, including: what to do during common family field trips website - based science labs with online procedures and ideas top 5 lists of books to
read aloud, games to play in the car, and recommended educational websites and apps FREE
Sample Lessons Summer Blast: Getting Ready for
First Grade View
Sample Pages
Production expense looks minimal, no copyright or subrights tie up & money is paid upon pages
read after the
first 3 chapter
sample.
With the advent of the
sample chapter for digital
reading devices, potential customers get to
read the
first chapter before deciding if they'll buy a book.
I remember when I
first started downloading
samples from Amazon I must have jammed 20 or 30 into my Kindle for future
reading.
If you
read the
sample chapters I wrote on the 11th, you'll see that it's fairly well along as a
first draft.
Unlike real books, you can not download the entire novel to
read samples, instead an algorithm extrapolates the
first ten or twenty pages and delivers them to your e-reader.
You'll
first notice this when you launch the app and see the bright new
Read Now section, which shows books you've recently read, as well as free samples of recommended titles based on your purchase hist
Read Now section, which shows books you've recently
read, as well as free samples of recommended titles based on your purchase hist
read, as well as free
samples of recommended titles based on your purchase history.
That way, anyone who
samples the eBook will see it as the
first thing they
read about you book.
Free Book
Samples:
First chapters of Kindle books are available to download and
read for free before you decide to buy.
Check out all the other titles, and
read the
first 30 pages or so by going to our Free
Sample Chapters page.
Kindle Scout gives readers
sample chapters to
read on the website, so I wrote this book with each of the
first three chapters ending on a cliffhanger.
It wasn't until I started warning people on Twitter «Please do not buy my books before
reading sample chapters
first...» did I start building a growing readership.
You can click on «
Read a Sample» and read the first few pages of the book, within the Facebook
Read a
Sample» and
read the first few pages of the book, within the Facebook
read the
first few pages of the book, within the Facebook App.
I don't really know which books you've tried to
sample, but a great majority I've
read have included the
first two chapters at the very least.
In fact, when I
first saw a demo of this they showed me a
sample with a Subway sandwich, which
read 12 inches.
Anyone can download and
read the
first chapters of a book for free via Amazon's
Sample feature.
Probably like most authors, I
read as often and as much as I possibly can, but lately I've been noticing something about my
reading habits: For every book I finish, there are probably five or maybe even more where I download the free
sample onto my e-reader,
read anywhere from the
first page to the -LSB-...]
Yet unlike the old days, when most prospective readers were effectively hostage to book reviews as a means of learning about new books or even
reading tantalizing excerpts, the internet allows you as an independent author to publish excerpts and
sample chapters to your heart's content, demonstrating
first - hand that your work has those qualities that your intended readers are interested in.
This allows customers to
read the
first chapter of Kindle books for free through web browsers, and share book
samples with friends via email and social networks, with no download or software installation required.
Then I'll
read the back cover or Amazon description, check out the
first few pages or the
sample, and probably buy it.
I know that I generally make my decision to
read further or purchase within the
first three screens of a
sample.
The smaller of the two models was
first seen at IDF 2013, but we got the chance to play with a pre-production
sample...
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Books on Amazon let you
read a
sample of the
first few pages.
Revolver, Duane Swierczynski (Hachette / Mulholland Books; Hachette Audio; OverDrive
Sample)-- «This is the
first novel I've
read by [him] and as soon as I finished it I went back and
read three more.»
If you'd
first like to try a
sample of the «Amazon Daily» blog, you can click here to
read it on the web!
www.firstchapters.net is a new book discovery site where readers can
sample the
first three to four chapters of great books free...
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That doesn't stop me looking for good ones, but I've become far more choosy than I originally was and generally won't bother with a book that has a poor description or has blatant problems on the
first page; life's too short to spend ten hours hunting through a hundred ebook
samples to find one worth
reading.
In all cases, even with known authors, I
read the description and, if that catches my interest, I download a
sample if it's an ebook or
read the
first few chapters if it's a print book.
My advice would be to temporarily make your
first book free (if you write series) or to upload a free
reading sample with buy links to the full standalone book in the back, because free books are still a lot more special to people in those countries than they are to the average American reader these days.
You can easily
read the
first few chapters of a lot of books without ever clicking «purchase,» especially today when a lot of good indie authors will put
samples out there on their personal sites to make sure that as many as possible will give that book a chance.
(Or, if you'd like to
read the free
sample chapter
first you can do so here).
The pros will continue to put up quality work, with great covers and enticing back cover blurbs and well edited
sampling so that readers will find new authors the same as they always have; having heard about an author from a friend or seeing them mention in a blopg or on a writers site or panel, maybe an online review, They'll «pick up» the book that looks attractive and interesting, check out the description and maybe
reading the
first few pages.
Of course, this wasn't a random
sample (you can tell from the very
first number: 98.6 percent were comics readers), and the preferred genres may reflect the sorts of things people come to Fleen to
read about in the
first place.
You can
read a
sample of the Kindle edition in your browser, or
read the
first ten chapters on this page on my site.