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Superlucky · 10-05-2009, 04:34 PM

This is a problem for me too. I love that anyone can publish their work now, but it also means there's a ton of low-quality ebooks available.

The ones I've gotten and enjoyed have been MobileRead authors, but I don't have a system for choosing them; I just stumble upon the occasional thread here.

I've downloaded some at Smashwords based on popularity (excluding the erotic fiction), but I've not read them yet. I understand that a lot of the popularity at Smashwords and Feedbooks is a result of good marketing as much as good writing, so its probably not a great system.

10-05-2009, 04:34 PM	#3
Superlucky Fanatic Posts: 581 Karma: 5952 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: PRS-505, PRS-350	This is a problem for me too. I love that anyone can publish their work now, but it also means there's a ton of low-quality ebooks available. The ones I've gotten and enjoyed have been MobileRead authors, but I don't have a system for choosing them; I just stumble upon the occasional thread here. I've downloaded some at Smashwords based on popularity (excluding the erotic fiction), but I've not read them yet. I understand that a lot of the popularity at Smashwords and Feedbooks is a result of good marketing as much as good writing, so its probably not a great system.