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Originally Posted by QuantumIguana
Taking a chance with an indie author is like trying a new diner or trying something new from the menu. If you don't like it, you aren't out much. But if you find something really good, you've found something new that you can keep coming back to.
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THIS! Some of the best books I read last year are from indies I've found since entering the ebook world, and it was totally worth ingesting the not-so-good offerings to find them.
I try to approach any given indie author with an open mind. I don't stop taking them seriously unless/until:
a) They just don't write well but are convinced they do
b) They display a lack of sense when responding to criticism
c) They do things like starting a whine-drenched multi-site campaign to get a prominent book site to instate "ratings rules" because it's "not fair" and "authors are sensitive"
This sort of thing is why I try to avoid authors' blogs and such, but sometimes they go so public in the places I frequent online that I can't avoid running into it by accident. If I don't see it, then I can judge the work separately from the author, but once I see tactless behavior, it's hard for me to separate them. Maybe that's just my problem, but either way, they don't get my money as a result. I already have too many books and too little time.