Publishing Stuff

I had a whole post about how to gather an audience as an indie in a time where readers are having a hard time wading through the vast avalanche of books (both Indie and traditional press).  I had some scathing comments about the state of publishing and how desperation to cling to a waning market has caused big publishers to try and spread the word and convince readers that if it's not published by a "gatekeeper" then it's awful. I really disagree with this because I think READERS are the...