How Will We Find the Good Stuff

I see a lot of talk lately on the subject of independent/POD ebook publishing and the vast deluge of new, unproven authors that people expect to see.  People ask, "but how will we find the good stuff in this flood of newbies?"

Wailing that we won't be able to find anything "good" seems a bit over dramatic.  Some possible ways off the top of my head are: friends (the original social network), social media sites (another word-of-mouth style), search engines, rankings, and reviews.

There were...