This list is a result of frustration at both indie, small press, and bigger publishers.
Overpriced:
This isn't about the price of
hardcovers, but more about small digital first publishers ( and authors) who puts a
3 dollar price at a short story that is less than 15 000 words.
Badly edited:
I prefer to read a sample or a cheap
short story before I buy a new to me author, and I can say that if I
find either the sample or the story to be badly edited, I am much
less likely to buy the book.
Amateurish cover:
For me, the point of a cover is to
catch the interest of a reader. If I see a book with an amateurish
cover, it tells me that the publisher (or the author if it is indie
published) were reluctant to spend money on the cover.
Lack of a blurb:
It doesn't matter how good the blurb is
on the book, if the blurb I find online is two lines long. Or
replaced with an excerpt ( Yes, Avon, I am looking at you...)
Cover quotes from anonymous people:
I accept that often the cover quotes on
books comes from authors the author knows. But what makes my hackles
rise is when I read endorsements by anonymous people. Why? Because
it edges a bit too close sock puppet reviews for me.
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