Absolutely no question, to my mind: quality every time. Spending a couple of years properly researching, writing and editing a book is far, far better than churning out a piece of crap every couple of months. Look at any successful author, and you'll find that they all meticulously research their books.
Concerning your blog article, by the way: I'm afraid I'm instantly put off by writing like this:
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Word of mouth, that’s the best way to sell anything. And you’re just gonna have, you’re gonna make a lot more money over a long time. You might be able to trick people quickly and say, “Hey, I got this book, buy it now,” and they’ll buy it, but then once they realize that it’s not a good book, they’re not gonna trust you.
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Please don't use words like "gonna". It's fine in dialogue, but in other forms of writing it has no place. That's a part of what I'd think of as "quality", which is writing in an appropriate manner for the context.