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Originally Posted by Amalthia
I like free as much as the next person but when it comes to fiction I'm willing to pay to have some sort of quality control. Though if it's free then I can't complain about typos.
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And quality control should fall to companies, to whom "quality" means "whatever will sell most?" And while controversy seems to do well in books, really out-of-the-mainstream views movies (also a form of fiction) don't tend to get made.
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Originally Posted by Amalthia
As I was reading this thread I was visualizing the publishing industry turning into another fanfiction.net...Sure there are some gems but who has time to find them?
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There are ways. Reviews, sites dedicated to recommending the good fiction. Popularity can be a good indicator. Besides, how do you find the "good" stuff now, even, with thousands of books available?