That is interesting and a good way to do it. What about authors you haven't heard of? How do you filter those?
nkiruanaya
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What's the threshold? Can you articulate it, or is it more of a feeling to match your mood, or something like that?
That's nice and easy. I didn't say it in my post, but I too will commit to reading the first 100 pages before deciding whether to go on or abandon it.
Too restrictive? Yes maybe so. There are always exceptions which I haven't verbalized in my post.
Nevertheless, I fear if I used your method, in total I'd spend years reading samples. It's good it works for you though.
I read so much, I just don't have time to invest in reading samples.
UPDATE: I've been wondering why the down votes. I suspect there is tone in my response which I did not intend. I get a lot of recommendations I want to weed through to find something I'm interested in. I couldn't possibly read all the samples. That's all I'm saying.
That probably isn't true where I live (not in Utah). Here, there is an LDS church seemingly on every street corner. It's crazy. See a church, go 1 mile south and see another, go 1 mile east, see another, etc. It's really spooky because more often than not, an LDS church is right next to a very wealthy neighborhood.
How can they afford so many buildings and property? Is it a front for money laundering or something?
gReader Premium. It is no longer available on the Google Play store, but you can still find it on alternative sites like Aptoid and such, I think.
I've tried LOTS of them. This one is the best, in my opinion. Works with Feedly and other online services, as well as stand alone subscriptions.
Here is the URL to the Play Store as it still shows up for me, but might not for you.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.noinnion.android.greader.reader
I used to use MJ PDF, but recently switched to the built-in PDF reader for FOSS MiX file explorer.
For AntennaPod, there are fast forward and rewind buttons. You can set a preprogrammed duration for each button. I have my fast forward button set to 30 seconds to skip commercials.
In addition, for AntennaPod, you can set a skip x seconds on podcast start, so if the podcast normally has 2 minutes of ads, jibber/jabber upfront, you can skip it. Also same for the backend of the podcast you can skip x seconds of the end of the podcast. This provides a way to skip ads, smalltalk, or jibber/jabber at the end of a podcast as well.
Given all that, which is great, be aware that AntennaPod doesn't automatically skip ads on its own. You must press the preprogrammed duration fast forward button manually.
Of course if you enjoy it, the time is not wasted. Worthy to me, means I enjoy it. I'm sent dozens of book recommendations each week from various sources in which I subscribe. I have to weed them out because I certainly don't have time to read each one. The longer my queue becomes, the stricter my criteria becomes. I read almost every night for hours before bed, so not sure why you think I spend very little time enjoying a book. What an odd thing to say.