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Originally Posted by Geralt
You know what, for the main point I honestly don't care it's going to get bigger.
When I look at the number of books I want to read written by masters and legends of sci-fi and fantasy, all the way from 1940s to present day, I have no inclination or time to dabble with the self-publishing authors. I was born in the 1980s, there's 40 years of publishing to catch up with!
Aside from a few recommendations that come from people who are into the same things as me, for example Blood Song (Raven's Shadow #1) by Anthony Ryan or The Riyria Revelations series by Michael J. Sullivan, both of which were picked up by traditional publisher afterward, I will not be reading self-published fantasy or sci-fi novels.
Oh and if I ever start reading romance, there's a big chance I am possessed by demons.
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Interesting position. Access to those 40 years of books either means scrounging around used paper book stores in the hopes of stumbling across what you want, or seeking out new ebooks when authors/families release self-published ebooks of those backlist books. I wonder how far your aversion to self-publishing goes? Will you avoid all those backlist ebooks?