henry copeland:
Sounds like an Escher drawing: Amazon turns readers into editors, pays 'em with books. pllqt.it/drhdFK
Amazon pays readers with books for editing
Amazon wants to take some of the mystery out of predicting what books will sell with its new Kindle Scout publishing program, which lets readers vote on their favourite excerpts from unreleased books to determine what does (and what doesn’t) get published. Welcome to the court to common opinion, aspiring authors. In exchange for their participation in the program, Kindle Scout users will get free book credits, based on their ability to successfully pick winners. Those who nominate books that eventually get published will get a free Kindle version of the e-book a full week before publication day.- techcrunch.com