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Originally Posted by pwalker8
I'm thinking you don't understand what a strawman argument is -
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Actually I do, I just wanted to point out how silly it is to say it all the time (even when it's being "correctly" used). But you're right, I used it incorrectly.
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Originally Posted by pwalker8
If you don't think that Amazon has a huge pile of drek in their ebook then try looking at the SF&F last 30 days by publication date - 5,575 books, including such classics as "Five Man Midget Death Squad" and "Have You Seen My Cat?". I recognized 3 authors in the first 100 books, then gave up.
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**And then he delivers one up on a silver platter**
Strawman! Strawman! I never claimed Amazon didn't have a "huge pile of drek [
sic] in their ebook. [
sic]" That was not my argument at all. My argument was that no one need enter the "volcano of crap" if they don't want to. See how fun and helpful that is?
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I guess you have never heard of the concept of browsing for books to read.
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Oh I've heard of it. I just don't know all that many people who actually
do it all that often (except when they're bored with their usual fare and are looking to take a risk on something unknown). And of those who do ... most have developed rudimentary filtering skills/techniques that help them quickly and easily dismiss the pretenders. Myself... I'm too busy reading books I already have a pretty good idea I'm going to like (and the recommendations of people I trust) to waste my time browsing around blindly.