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The thing is, books are largely fungible. Not entirely; nothing can be substituted for a favorite author, but generally speaking there are more books than I can ever read which have similar appeal to me. That being the case, the extra effort involved in seeking out indie books is not worth the far greater effort it would entail, especially since the savings isn't significant. I don't care about undiscovered gems; I already have a surfeit of discovered gems and more keep bringing themselves to my attention. My problem is resisting them!
I'm kidding, but just a little. My usual routines, whether book reviews or Goodreads friends or the occasional search on authors or topics of interest more than meet my needs already. I'm not about to go digging in the indie cesspit for the odd diamond which may be a cubic zirconium at that.
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