An increasing number of people
these days are opting to
buy eBooks rather than the paper printed ones. Due to
this occurrence, there are also a lot of people that use eBooks as a way to
spam around the internet. It is now difficult to find eBooks that are worth
buying and reading. Also, most of these spammers use free eBooks to continue
the inconvenience that they are doing.
Often scenario about purchasing or
downloading spammed eBook is this- You are searching some eBooks through the
internet about certain topics. One example is the book titled “Pride and
Prejudice”. Then, you found some of these through the internet for free or for
just about $1-$5. Since the price is very irresistible, you opt to download
them. After downloading, you started opening the eBook and the content is not
what you are looking for. You have been tricked by a certain person into
downloading the eBook not knowing that you have downloaded a very worthless
one.
Since this reality is now on rage
in the society, it is now up to us to stop this problem. Here are some few tips
on how you can look out for spam eBooks. These tips are according to Piotr Kowalczyk.
1. Title- Take a very good look at
the title of the digital book. Most spammed eBooks has a very wordy title,
typed all in caps form, and it has a lot of keywords in it.
2. Author- Search if the author is
writing a variety of categories or topics. An example is that when an author
writes about a certain cookbook then jumps into writing about computers. Also,
see if the eBook has an author and not an editor only.
3. Ebook Cover- See to it that the
cover should not be poorly created. This means that the cover should not have a
very generic font, pixilated and poor quality images. This might mean that the
pictures are just taken through the web and very generic.
4.
Price- Do not always be mesmerized
by a free eBook or a very cheap one. Most spam books are priced with $0.99.
Most eBooks that are not spam gives you the chance to
download a free sample.
This is to give you an idea about their eBook. However, beware of some free
sample eBooks. They usually contain malicious links.
5. Reviews- please do read reviews
from the eBooks that you are trying to download. If the eBook is very new and
does not have any review at all, then it is ok. But if the eBook is already old
but still does not have any reviews then, be very careful. Also try to read the
reviews of other people who have downloaded that eBook. Give considerations
about the negative reviews of others.
6. eBook Rank- Do not just download
an eBook because it is one of the bestsellers or has a good rank. Sometimes,
spam eBooks rank well on any list like Amazon Bestseller or others. See to it
also that the eBook is properly categorized by the site supplying it.
7. Product Description- If the eBook
is spam, its description are sometimes short, randomly chosen from the book
excerpt and poorly written. The file size can also determine if it is spam.
Check it if it has a small file size.
These are just some of the tips
that you can use to detect a spammed book. It will always be up to your discretion
whether to download and buy a certain
eBook or not. Still, it is best to always
be on guard and report this kind of situation as soon as possible to end the
use of spammed eBooks.
