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Originally Posted by mgmueller
There certainly are some pearls out there. But how to find the 5% pearls and separate them from the rest?
I don't want to download samples.
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If you don't want to avail yourself of the simplest solution to the dilemma you posed, then you may be out of luck.
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Originally Posted by mgmueller
I want to read the description and rely on some kind of quality control.
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If you truly rely
strictly on the description (and a "trusted" publisher's name), I fear you're already quite used to purchasing a few books that you end up not liking. But I suspect you use other criteria as well.
The idea that someone can't augment the traditionally published books they normally read with a few indie books that have risen to prominence through non-traditional methods (and that meet their grammar standards) is a myth. As is the idea that finding those "pearls" has to be some sisyphean task. It's not.
Everyone's free to choose how or where they buy/obtain their reading material. That's not in question. What's being called into question is your ability/right to declare the waters you're unwilling to dip your toes into "unnavigable."