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Originally Posted by wgrimm
Unfortunately, I have purchased a couple of book by independent authoors on ereader.com that were just awful.
I have delicate sensitivities, and can't read crap or I get an upset stomach <G>.
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So... why didn't you check out the sample before paying for it?
The crap is the easiest stuff to filter out. You can spot it in a page or two. The harder thing is filtering out the good books that are just not to your taste.
The truth is, MOST books are books I wouldn't like - this includes Pulitzer Prize winners and especially NYT Best Sellers (a few of which are not only not to my taste, but also unedited crap).
I was a slush reader (actually a script analyst, so I got to read even more illiterate crap than the NY publishers do) and I gotta say, slush isn't the problem for the end reader. Slush is hard to read for pros only because you've got to pay attention to it. You HAVE to find the books that will make money for your employer. That means you have to read it whether you like it or not.
But if you're an end customer, you don't have to pay attention at all. You can just browse through for something that grabs you, and as soon as you find it, you can stop reading the rest.
Plus if you network properly, you can find more good books than you have time to read simply through word of mouth. You don't have to trust a stranger's word. Find yourself a blog or reviewer who agrees with you a lot, and read their recommendations. Between that and a quick sample, you can cut down on your upset stomach just fine.
Camille