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Originally Posted by HarryT
In what way is it not a representative sample, kenny? Why would books promoted on MR not be representative of the wider market? Is there some reason to suppose that MR attracts particularly inept or illiterate authors?
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I don't buy books based on whether they are a representative sample of the market.
I buy books because they're good. (I'm pretty good at that.) Or because they were recommended to me and/or they caught my interest and I thought they
might be good (based on the summary, based on the reviews, and based on... the free sample, which is probably representative of any spelling or grammar errors
).
"Good books" are not a representative sample of ANY market.
So why would "good books" be a representative sample of the MobileRead
self-promotions subforum, which is wide-open to ANYONE who wants you to spend money on their writing?
The self-promotions forum may well be representative of self-publishing in general, or publishing in general, either or both of which may be representative of Sturgeon's Law.
IMPHO, both are.
All I
know is, MY READING is definitely not representative of Sturgeon's law.
And therefore, it is irrelevant which other groups are.