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Originally Posted by fjtorres
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But when *readers* spread the FUD and over-generalizations? Well, that is just puzzling...
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Well, as far as I can tell the rise of indies *has* made it harder to find new books I like. The filtering mechanisms aren't really in place yet. It's easier to find a fanfic that I like than to find a published indie book that I'm willing to spend money on. I don't have time to weed through books on my own using the very limited tools provided by ebook stores, and at this point I'd rather head to Archive Of Our Own to find reasonable quality fanfic, because I know there's a reasonable chance I'll find something entertaining in short order. There's a huge useability gap between something like AO3, or even how the LJ fandom community got themselves organized, and how little control and filtering ebook stores provide.
Once filtering mechanisms get put in place I think we'll see a lot less worry, but for now I can sympathize with people who feel overwhelmed by the new indie market. I've basically only bought backlist books for most of the past year.