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Whether a book is self-published or the author used a publisher makes no difference to me as a reader, I still have access to the same book. Self-publishing may allow bad books to reach the market, but that's a small price to pay for greater choice. If self-published books are such a bad thing, then perhaps art supply stores and music stores are a bad thing. People might produce bad art of a bad song, after all.
There are a lot of bad self-published books out there, but I've never read books at random. It's not that difficult to find good self-published books. I've read and enjoyed self-published books that might not have been accepted by a publisher.
But it is the author's choice whether to self-publish or not, what I might want as a reader is irrelevant.
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