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It’s bots all the way down at kindle unlimited
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Yeah, I absolutely can't imagine being a writer who is trying to break in this space. Discoverability is going to be a nightmare going forward.
It's honestly heartbreaking considering how much work it must be to write a book and how scary it is especially with so many influencers and celebrities in the market now already making it harder for real authors to get noticed
This was a part of the equation when I decided to pursue traditional publishing instead of going the self-publishing route. I wouldn't be competing against other authors for the attention of publishers, I'd be competing against an ocean of ghost-written get-rich-quick schemes and bots. Sometimes gatekeepers serve a real purpose.
One thing we're re learning is that curating content is necessary. Whether you pay a publisher by buying books they sell or crowdsorce via some website, it's near impossible to just yourself go through the firehose.
Are you succeeding?