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Originally Posted by Marioninyc
I can't say I really disagree with the idea that there is a lot of crap out there with self-published books. But haven't you ever been burned at a bookstore? I think a lot of the traditional gatekeepers have abandoned their posts and allowed plenty of crap to make it's way to bookstore shelves. In fact, I think it's one of the reasons why book sales are down and why cheap self-published e-books are actually changing the game.
My question to those who have been so disappointed with e-books is this: Were you able to sample? Didn't that give you some idea what you were in for?
Also: What alternatives to reader comments (which you know may not be reliable) have you looked into?
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Your points are all valid. However many book purchases are impulse buys, and when an author writes a really killer promotional post with knowledge of the subject and obvious passion; I have, in the past at least, assumed this was an indication of writing and organizational skill, and that the level of quality of the promotional post was a reasonable indication of the quality of the book being promoted.
I guess my original post was, in a way, an announcement of the end of my innocence. I'm just NOT going to make those assumptions any more.