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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
Actually, I'm not assuming that the majority of slushpile books are good... merely that more than .000001% of them are good, and that the present system isn't rescuing enough of them for consumers.
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Out of all this discussion I think one issue isn't really being taken into account. The current system is releasing more books than anyone could read anyway. Do we really need more books?
Sure... it doesn't feel great if you are an author on the out side looking in (as you are Steve). I wonder if your position as an author who has been rejected is perhaps making you think this would work.
So.. Steve.. as an author... would you pay all this money to have your books edited and typeset (or whatever term you want to call it for ebooks)? You still do your own sales, which you are doing, your own marketing, which you are doing, your own fulfillment... which you are doing.
So, let me reiterate... as a customer I have no lack of good books. When I look at the LibraryThing early release books available every month and realize that this is probably a small portion of what is being release each month it is daunting. If the amount of new books coming out were increased 100 fold... it would be paralyzing for me to pick on a few books to read each month.
BOb