[gastan]

Has anyone else come to loathe the very idea of self-published books? I began reading them for two reasons. #1: price. They are a great bargain, money-wise. #2: great reviews.

I quickly became disgruntled with poor (or no) editing, misspelled words, bad grammar and general run-of-the-mill, horrendous writing. Who gives these pieces of junk 4 and 5 stars? (Seriously, who would use the word 'waste' when they mean 'waist' and how could ANY reviewer ignore such mistakes?)

Even after dumping (without finishing) several books that read like they had been written by a third grade English grammar drop-out, I preserved, thinking that I was just too critical. But it has come to a point where one of the first things I check is whether the work is self-published or not. If it is ..... I pass. I'm done with wasting my time.

Sorry. Rant over. But seriously, am I the only one?