How to find a good self-published e-book

Laura Miller schreibt bei Salon.com über ein massives Problem, das Leser mit E-Books haben werden – nämlich das, gute Bücher zu finden. Und wie machen sich introvertierte Autoren in einem Ozean von Veröffentlichungen bemerkbar?

“Everybody acknowledges that there have to be a few gems out in the slush pile — one manuscript in 10,000, say — buried under all the dreck. The problem lies in finding it. …
In other words, it’s a dirty job, but someone’s got to do it, and if the prophecies of a post-publishing world come true, it looks, gentle readers, as if that dirty job will soon be yours. …
Writers who are charming in person and happy to promote themselves and interact with fans will prosper, while antisocial geniuses may fail. (It’s unsettling to wonder how the Salingers, Pynchons, Naipauls and David Foster Wallaces of tomorrow will fare in a world where social networking and glad-handing are de rigueur. Why should extroversion be required of a great novelist?)”