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ImmerseOrDie Anthology: A smart way of testing how good a book is at drawing readers in
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Author: u/xamueljones My arch-enemy is entropy*
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URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/rational/comments/6o2xxw/immerseordie_anthology_a_smart_way_of_testing_how/
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Score: 26
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Created: 2017-07-18T19:04:05
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On Amazon, there are two great anthologies of stories to read where the editor accepts reader submissions at his website and puts them through the test:
The premise of the Immerse or Die challenge is simple. I get on my treadmill, open a book, and start the clock. Then I do my best to stay immersed in the story until I reach the end of my 40 minute morning walk. If I make it, that book qualifies for all the attention ImmerseOrDie can bring it. But if I can’t stay immersed, the buzzer sounds and the book is closed.
I just heard that two ImmerseOrDie Anthologies were free on Amazon today. I can't promise they are rational, since I just bought the ebooks and haven't read them yet, but the testing is a clever way to actually test the books on being genuinely enjoyable. So I felt they were worth posting here.
Don't forget to check out the website for more novels that survived the ImmerseOrDie challenge!
Comments:
u/JeffersonSmithAuthor [+6] (18 hours later)
Hey, I'm glad you find ImmerseOrDie to be rational. I'm the guy that started it, and rationality is kinda the reason I did. I figured there had to be a more reliable/repeatable way to get a quick take on which indie fiction was ready for prime time and which ones weren't.
Along those same lines, you might also like PageFight! which is another project I started, aimed at helping authors figure out which title, tagline, blurb, and cover ideas will work in the market. It does this by pitting them against each other in a reader-driven game environment where different book elements go head-to-head and players have to choose which one they would be more likely to investigate. It turns out to be lots of fun. Readers get a cool discovery tool and authors get valuable A/B testing before they launch their books, rather than having to wait for sales data after launch.
u/RMcD94 [+5] (23 hours later)
I'm not sure how this is particularly more rational than just you know, reading a book and stopping if you don't enjoy it.
u/trekie140 [+1] (19 hours later)
Well both of the books are free on kindle, so I will definitely be checking them out.