Thread: Will e-books spell the end of great writing?
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Old 12-07-2009, 06:10 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by Elfwreck View Post
The problem is finding the good reviewers. Not just "being willing to read"--I know half a dozen excellent reviewers at LiveJournal (erm, mostly of fanfic), and there are some specific book-rec communities, but you have to know they exist to find them. And then you have to figure out whose reviews are worth paying attention to, and who just says "I liked this one, therefore it was great! I didn't like that one, therefore it sucked!"

Ebooks that don't exist as pbooks are scattered around the web, and reviews are even more scattered. There's a lot of terrific writing being ignored because nobody knows it exists or where to find it.
The simple solution is to create a dedicated website that is a home for ebook reviewers. Then advertise the heck out of it. Simple. Easy. Clean.

Should be *no* problemo. So trivial I leave the implementation to the students.

Derek
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