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Surely if the phenomenon of people grabbing a book at random, assuming that just because it was published it must be good was commonplace, there would be some evidence of this. If people assumed that a book must be good because it was published, the concept of a "bad book" would be nonsensical. If people read books at random, then book critics, reviews and awards would be pointless. Why read a review if you're just going to grab a book at random? Just walk into any bookstore and count how many people purchase a random book. You'll wait a long time.
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