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Originally Posted by MrsJoseph
What it boils down to is this:
with the exception of some nonfiction and educational materials, reading is a hobby. It is part of the entertainment industry.
So what that means is that publishers and authors can bitch and moan, gripe and complain all they want but at the end of the day they are fighting for my money. I choose how my money is spent, not publishers and authors.
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The above rings true for me. I am discovering more writers via independent publishing. Good writers, nowadays, no longer have to wait to get accepted by big companies.
They can
override that and put their work out there and let the consumer be the first to decide. People who just promote themselves and put their talent out there really attract me. I see unknowns on youtube go practically viral because something catches on.
Edited to add. On the entertainment side of things, reading is a very subjective thing. What I may be addicted to may make the person sitting beside me yawn. So it's hard to say what is actually "good literature" across the board.