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Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes
^Which is the law that an opinion from one of your friends is worth more than the opinions of millions of strangers. At least for me that's true.
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It's true for everyone, but not everyone's friends are avid readers or open to books from indies :P That's where strangers from the internet come in. If you find a couple whose reviews you find useful and/or generally agree with, then it's like having more friends. Trust takes a while to establish, but when it happens, they stop being strangers to you.
I have a Netvibes page dedicated to SF/F reviewers of both legacy-pub and indie-pub stuff, and they play a huge role in if I would buy highly anticipated releases or check out a new author. I read a lot and I write thorough book reviews weekly... but I can't be everywhere. So the next best thing is to rely on other people to tell you what's happening on the periphery. I get my SF/F book fix from my trusted bloggers and online friends, my RL friends just don't read that much. If I could only rely on my RL friends for book recommendations, I'd only get 10 year old China Mieville books.