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Not that I really have an argument with anything said above... but I will point out that, in all of the published material that you find in a bookstore, not all of that is what I'd consider "high quality" material.
Being published also does not speak to whether or not I want to read the material. There are plenty of books out there, but if they do not represent the type of material you like to read, it makes little difference.
Maybe my tastes have been getting too jaded lately, but I've also been having a harder and harder time finding books I want to read, and authors whose style I like, in the same package. This includes reviewed material, which has not impressed me despite glowing professional reviews. I consider that the publishing system has let me down, as I am not finding what I'm looking for, and am frequently unsatisfied over what I do find. The few authors I enjoy reading these days are often writers whom I'd not even heard of through promotional channels, and just stumbled across on my own (or through a mention of their work online).
Again, not to criticize the publishing system... except to say that it is not the be-all and end-all of quality books. There is room for improvement, and for competition.
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