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Originally Posted by Luke King
What I think is really needed, however, is for a group of interested people to band together and vet indie books, simply in order to see whether any particular book is a waste of someone's time or not.
This group could then give a tick of approval to the book in question, or a rating. I don't even think the standard needs to be particularly high -- just a good command of English, a good story, enjoyable on some level.
It might even be something that Indie authors could advertise on their covers -- a symbol or something.
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That's what reader reviews are for. I don't see that forming another entity for the purpose of reviewing books would be any more beneficial than the aggregate opinions of actual readers.
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Originally Posted by Luke King
Personally, I think that we are at the worst possible moment for Indie publishing. Everyone who has ever written a book is dusting it off and publishing it. Everyone who has ever wanted to write a book is giving it a go.
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And I think we're at the best possible moment for precisely the same reasons.
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I honestly wouldn't care if I never made a cent from writing. I'd keep doing it.
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Me, too!