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Originally Posted by darryl
I agree with DiapDealer's response to you.
There have been a number of threads on Mobileread covering this "very little effort".
I am extremely happy for you that that you feel confident placing such faith in traditional publishers. I am not here to convert you. Whatever works for you is fine by me. I was simply pointing out that your apparent view of self-publishing as a dung heap with the odd gem possibly hidden therein is probably due to your own attitude and the way you pick books to read. I have no problem with you sticking with so-called "proper" publishers and for you it is probably a valid selection technique. Personally I think you are missing out in many ways.
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I suspect that the "very little effort" part of that translates to "a process that works for me" rather than the actual effort level. I don't search out indie books like some here, but if I see a word of mouth recommendation of a book that sounds interesting to me, then I'll buy it regardless of where it came from, established publisher or indie.
On the other hand, dropping a book that I paid $5 for after 20 pages because it doesn't appeal to me doesn't really bother me. Over the years, I've also established a mental filter for certain posters who rather obviously have different taste or expectations than I do.
However, all that is experience built up over a number of years and a willingness to waste a certain amount of money. There are some posters here who appear to be highly invested in the idea of indie publishing and will push it regardless of the situation. Other posters who are highly invested in focusing on free or super cheap ebooks. Good for them, but taking their recommendations is counter productive for me.
In recommendation threads, certain authors and series will pop up again and again. Over time, I've learned which of these authors and series I like and which ones I don't. Some posters will recommend the same authors and series over and over again, regardless of if they match the criteria that the original poster puts out.
So, once you build up the experience level, it's not much effort. It's building up the experience level that takes the effort.