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This might sound silly, but I think a simpler answer to all this might be simply to ignore all the big houses for now, and focus strictly on the indie and small house authors. I'm actually starting to find that most of the books I'm picking up now (not counting the many classics in my library) are from indie and small house authors.
For example, my publisher is doing a book for one lady who has a blended fantasy/historical novel that stands to be completely out of this world and would probably go NYTBS if it were released through a big house. Being with a small house it's a lot harder to do that, given that you have less marketing power. But there are ways to make stuff like that happen anyways, and I think that she could easily hit the list hands down if given the chance.
And I'm not just bragging about her because she's published with the same company as I am. I'm bragging because the book is just that good. (being the tech guru for my publisher, I get the opportunity to read new books he's publishing before they hit the shelves, which is a nice little perk.) Another I ran into is a SHP book from another nearby publisher that's a sci-fi novel along the same lines as my Earthfleet saga which is really good as well.
And that's just two of dozens of SHP and indie books I've come across of late that are awesome. Yes, there's plenty of turds in the pile as well. But there's lots of turds coming out of the big houses these days too, so it's no different really. So if you guys want to wait out the apocalypse and for the hand of the big boys in a positive way, focus all your energy on the small house and indie authors. I think you'll be glad you did, because I believe that's where the future is.
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