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Hmm... tough crowd. In a way. You really know how to hold a guy's feet to the fire. But that's actually a good thing.
It often sounds like Indies are actually being held to a higher standard than published authors, because they don't have publishers behind them; when major publishers put out a book rife with errors or bad editing, the author is rarely blamed.
On the other hand, the emphasis on quality is important, and an Indie author must pay as much attention to it as a major publisher. I am very aware of the market, and my competition, and I work hard to ensure that my work can stand up against the work of major publishers (if not, yet, the best-sellers). I, too, have on occasion slipped up and published something that needed another proofing pass to really be considered finished; in one case, I quickly collated the discovered errors, redid the book, and immediately emailed copies of it to everyone who'd already bought it (one of the biggest advantages to ebooks, after all).
It can be a tough standard, but it helps to ensure that the best quality work will rise to the top.
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