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Originally Posted by brainycat
While this is probably true in the general sense, the problem with relying on publishers as the gatekeepers to the hallowed halls of "worthy writing" is that consumers are left choices consisting of what the publisher thinks will sell enough to make a profit. Given the high cost of bringing a pbook to market, that means only books with some broad appeal (read "mainstream") are going to get printed.
I, for one, am happy to help fellow readers separate the wheat from the chaff. I much prefer a media landscape with too much choice rather than not enough.
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I don't know, I read a lot of science fiction and fantasy, not exactly mainstream, but there is still a lot of books to read in those genre's.
I definitely think that to much choice is bad, if it becomes a chore to find good books a lot of people probably give up.