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Originally Posted by HarryT
True. But profit is a powerful motive for selecting those books that stand a reasonable chance of being bought, and while I do of course accept that popularity and quality are not always the same thing, if I buy a book from, say, Baen, I can confidently expect that it'll be fairly well-written and properly edited.
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Profit is also a powerful motivator for spreading fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) about the competition. In this case the indie books are a fast growing competitor so they keep spreading the FUD.
I never picked random books off a shelf and assumed it was quality and I don't pick random books off of Indie sites. If you look for people with similar tastes that are recommending a book then I'll give it a shot.