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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
You are part of a rare and small contingent of readers who "buy by publisher (or even know who the publisher of a particular book is)." The vast majority of readers buy/read books that a) are written by an author they've previously enjoyed; or b) catch their attention (through recommendations, buzz, descriptions, samples, marketing, etc...).
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The volume of crap is only relevant if one is in the habit of choosing books _entirely_ at random
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but that's effectively what I'm doing what I buy Baen's "Webscription" package (or whatever they're calling it these days) every month. I am buying, sight unseen, whatever books Baen have published that month, and I've discovered some great authors that way.
I'm happy to accept that I'm in the minority in doing so, but I'm very happy to have Baen's editorial team filter out the crap for me. It's a system that's worked for me for close on 20 years now, and one I'll stick with.
It's not my only source of books, of course. I do buy other books based on recommendations, etc, but my monthly "dive into the unknown" with Baen is an important and enjoyable aspect of my reading experience.