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Originally Posted by anamardoll
They're definitely between a rock and a hard place. If they accept every indie who walks in the door, they could be getting badly-formatted neo-Nazi propaganda. If they rely on professional reviews and A6 gatekeepers, they could be bled to death with check-out limits and 300% mark-ups.
And the compromise position -- accept indies, but read the book first -- is an undue burden on the librarians.
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My library has someone on staff read (or at least skim) books before putting them out if they don't have a review they trust.
In most libraries I know that is pretty standard.
They get a lot of donated books and any review of many books from before the internet are no longer obtainable.
Indies pretty much fit this category, rather than presenting a new or unique problem.