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Originally Posted by HarryT
BPH's still have, to my mind, a useful role as "gatekeepers" in filtering out the worst of the crap. [...] There are exceptions, but I don't have time to find the rare gem amongst the flood of rubbish - I prefer to let publishers do it for me. Perhaps that will change over time as more good-quality books are produced by independent authors; I very much hope that is the case.
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Everything Harry said.
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Originally Posted by Catlady
I don't buy a book to somehow help an author; I buy it because I expect to enjoy it.
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Exactly!
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That being said, I do still pick up selfpubbed/indie authors every now and again, but I have a few conditions that must be met (and then there are veto conditions on top of those) they have to pass and most of the time I can't be bothered.