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Originally Posted by QuantumIguana
That is incorrect. Here is an easy test. After getting the first rejection letter, submit the book to a different publisher. If that one accepts it, then either the rejection letter did not mean this is not good enough, or the second publisher made a mistake in accepting it. All that a rejection letter tells you is that the publisher did not accept the book for publication.
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Rather, it suggests the first publisher considered the editing needed to get to a publishable book too much of a risk/investment whereas the second one considered it worth it.
From a personal perspective, I have read many bad books that have been published by the different publishing houses -- probably 30-40% of what I bought, lend or otherwise read from publishing houses I consider below par. However, in my experience with self-published work the percentage of sub-par books is probably twice as high. They might be cheaper, but my time is worth quite to me in the end.