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Old 08-15-2011, 04:57 PM   #20
Frida Fantastic
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^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.
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.
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