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Originally Posted by mdmorrissey
On the other hand, even reading the first couple of pages of "everything" is quite impossible, so some way or other there has to be a way of finding things you are going to like. Whether that process has to be part of the "publishing" process is another question.
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So true. This is the problem I've found with searching both Amazon and Smashwords. There's so-o-o-o much to choose from, it's really hard to narrow down not just what's any good, but what I'm going to like, and reading reviews and samples takes a lot of time. It can be quite frustrating.
Being published by a big-name house, I have found, is no indicator of either quality or personal taste. I prefer to check specific reviewers or book bloggers who have earned my trust for recommendations of what to read. I see
independent book reviewers/bloggers as the literary gatekeepers of the future.
--Maria