Thread: Article: The Publishers are as bad as Amazon.
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Old 07-22-2014, 05:18 AM   #24
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
The "bias against it" is simply the time it takes to find the few gems amongst the overwhelming mass of complete crap. I like the job that publishers do as "gatekeepers". For my SF/Fantasy reading I mainly rely on the monthly book bundle released by Baen. I've been buying this every month for over 15 years, and experience has taught me that I can be sure of enjoying at least 90% of the books in those bundles. I know of no method of selecting, with zero effort on my part, self-published books which I'll be equally sure of enjoying, so I avoid them. It's not as if I'm short of books to read.
I must admit I don't just pick my self published books out of thin air. I go by recommendations from authors I follow and trust, plus of course I buy the books self published by authors I already know and like. There is far too much rubbish out there.
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