> I stopped reading self-published books because the quality was so, so low. I hate to say this but the assertion on quality is, from my experience, 98-99% tru

> I stopped reading self-published books because the quality was so, so low. I hate to say this but the assertion on quality is, from my experience, 98-99% true. And yet at the same time 1-2% false. Finding the quality among the chaff is what sites like Goodreads are supposed to help readers do. My personal view is that the site stopped being that place a long time ago. The gamification required to get a book noticed, reviewed and discussed was, the last time I looked, intense and - frankly - not worth the effort for me. Life is too short!