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Originally Posted by Catlady
The fact that anyone and everyone can write a book and make it available to the masses nowadays makes the gatekeepers more important, not less so. What you call "whim," I call quality control.
Of course there are probably a few gems among all the self-published books. But I don't have the time or the inclination to look for them.
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Taste might be subjective, but I doubt that the ratio of quality to garbage has changed at all now that any and everyone can publish. There are increasing amounts of both.
My personal view is that there is far less trash on the marketplace now. Trash books are those tossed out by the publishers for the sole purpose of profit, Garbage books are those put out by anyone, but destined for the bin. The purpose of publishing a Garbage book is sincere.
We need more gatekeepers, A LOT MORE. In the new era even you are expected to act as one.
