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Originally Posted by HarryT
With a traditionally-published author I can be pretty sure that the book won't contain spelling or grammatical errors, and that it'll be reasonably well-written. That is of course no guarantee that I'll enjoy it, but it rules out my biggest problem with self-published books: the fact that the majority have never been in the hands of a decent editor.
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I don't rank a grammatically correct book I didn't like any higher than a grammatically-horrific book I didn't like. In other words ... I would be just as disappointed to spend time and/or money on either. Great grammar and editing is no consolation prize for me when I buy a book I just can't get into. So I don't take many chances on new, traditionally--or otherwise--published authors. The new authors I choose to read come highly recommended by people whose opinions I know/trust. That way, I don't have to worry about how they got published.
I'm not on a special mission to "discover" good/great self-published books. But I'll certainly let someone else do do the legwork for me.
I'm just happy there's even more paths for good books to make it onto my radar; and I tend to leave it at that.
EDIT: Well now I feel bad. eschwartz already made my standard reply for me. Oh well, at least I'm consistent.