The Simon & Schuster Author Solutions Self-Publishing Firestorm

There's been a firestorm of sorts in the self-publishing community recently with regard to mega publisher Simon & Schuster partnering with a company called "Author Solutions." The issue isn't about SS getting into self-publishing. They're ALL doing it now that they've admitted e-books aren't going to disappear. It's more about the alleged reputation of Author Solutions.

I come to this topic with a lot of self-publishing experience. I self-pubbed four e-books alone last...