Over Fall Break, I got my reading on. Woohoo! Unfortunately, 2 out of the four books I read weren’t very good. T_T Ugh. What a waste. As I generally read a lot of romance novels, all four were romance novels. The good ones were by two of my favorite authors. I’ve been waiting since the beginning of school to get my hands on those and read them. They were awesome.
On the other hand, the other two were bad and really bad. Oh! I almost forgot, I read the first quarter of another book too—a print book—that my sister recommended to me. I only read part of it because the beginning was slow, the heroine was painfully obtuse, which main her seem dumb, the dialogue was fairly boring, and the plot was über transparent.
In general, its becoming increasingly easier for someone to get published. However, not everyone that gets published is an accomplished or talented writer. Sometimes, I’m surprised at what gets published.I seem to be coming across badly written fiction more frequently in both new romance authors and ebooks. In ebooks I understand the concept a bit more.
Ebooks are easier to publish than actual print books and therefore act as a short of stepping stone. I see this particularly in publishers who started as ebook publishers because they only print the books that sell the best and have the best feedback. For example, Ellora's Cave is mainly and e-publisher. On the website, people who've bought the book are allowed to rate the book and write comments. Only the really successful books are made into print because they are guaranteed to sell. Makes sense, no? However, it makes buying e-books a hit or miss experience.
Despite the bad ebooks I've read, it gives me hope. If the author who wrote the really bad ebook I read can get published (with 18 books under her belt, I might add), I sure as hell can. =) lol
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