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Originally Posted by issybird
It also tells you, at a minimum, that a corporation thinks they can make money producing it. That might not indicate quality, but at least it indicates a level of popularity or liking.
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Which implies that a significant number of people will like it, or expect to like it to the extent they're willing to plunk down money for it. Most indies can't meet that qualification; they're just an exercise in vanity and ignorance.
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Corporations exist to make money, so they will only publish books they think will make a profit, that much we agree on. But they are only interested in big profits and mass market sales. There are plenty of genres that used to be popular that the corporations are no longer interested in. To say everyone who writes in those genres has no talent isn't just silly it's insulting to people who like to read them.