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Originally Posted by darryl
But by this choice alone you deprive yourself of probably the single best tool for weeding out the absolute garbage.[...]
I do not agree with your choice, but I do respect it. And given this choice, it is easy to understand your preference for traditionally published books.
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I don't have a particularly intense preference for traditionally published books. I have a preference for books that have been properly edited and then recommended to me by people I trust, whether that recommender is an editor/imprint I like or a fellow reader whose tastes I share and trust. That is the single best tool in my armamentarium for not just weeding out garbage but finding books I'll love.
Many of my favourite books are from micropresses, which I don't think necessarily qualify for most people's idea of "traditionally published".