It's the same kind of thing that happened with indie games and Steam. The barriers to entry have become so low that everyone who fancies themself an author can

It's the same kind of thing that happened with indie games and Steam. The barriers to entry have become so low that everyone who fancies themself an author can publish a book regardless of how bad it is. The net result is potentially more good books, but realistically finding the good ones has become really difficult because there are so many bad ones.