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They allow self publishing so they are already flooded with junk. I don’t see the problem though since it’s not like you have to actually dig through a pile of
by throwuwu 3y ago
They allow self publishing so they are already flooded with junk. I don’t see the problem though since it’s not like you have to actually dig through a pile of books when you have a search engine and can get recommendations from other sources
- hammyhavoc 3y agoIt's the scale of the issue and diminishing the signal-to-noise ratio by many magnitudes, harming discoverability and sales of legitimate, high quality, original work.
- throwuwu 3y agoI don’t think I’ve ever “discovered” a new book or author solely through an online book seller. It’s always the result of a recommendation or a web search of reviews or a bibliographic mention. Do people actually just browse through the firehose of Amazon best seller crap to find stuff?
- hammyhavoc 3y agoA lot of people do, primarily because you'll otherwise miss so much, and relying on recommendations leads to an echo chamber ultimately.