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Originally Posted by moonshot
If you paid money to see a 'singer' billed as the next Diana Ross and all she could do was make a sound not much better than your neighbours cat, you might want your money back; feeling that the word singer was misleading.
No different from someone putting words onto paper and selling the story as a download.
At least who ever hired the singer has a responsibility in this. So unless the self published 'author' is giving their book away for free, who is vetting these books to make sure that they reach a minimum standard.
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Being a singer in no way, shape or form implies being a "The next Diana Ross". Neither does being an author imply they are the next Charles Dickens. But even if a singer's talents were overstated, they are still a singer. The band playing at the corner bar for tips are still in fact musicians. You might not like a singer. You might not like a restaurant. You might not like a book. Deal with it.
If you need someone to vet a book for you, that's easily available. There is word of mouth and there are reviews. Pick people whose opinions you trust and listen to them. You'll have more vetted books than you could read in a lifetime.