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Originally Posted by wyldkit
After a lifetime of finishing almost every book I started, I've only recently been able to put down books if I'm not enjoying them or at least getting something out of them. But I continue to feel terribly guilty every time I do, and I suspect that I will at least attempt to finish every one of them eventually.
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Why? Once upon a time, I suppose, publishers were in it for the love of the books. They published works that they wholeheartedly believed deserved to be published. You can still find that in the small press world. If that's the case, sure, it might be worth looking for what the publisher saw in it.
Most of them, now, make their decisions based on what will sell. It doesn't have to be good, it just needs a good hook, or a good media tie-in. "Hey, we'll publish this book because the author's a recovering alcoholic who was abused by a wandering gorilla tribe! Who cares if it's any good? We'll get lots of publicity! They won't know it stinks until after we get their money."
If it's bad, I skip it. If it's
really bad, the author goes on my "avoid like the plague" list. There are just too many books out there that do deserve to be read.