Challenge: 50 Books discussion

Happy Friday!

Here are this week's questions for us to think about and discuss:

Do you read books by indie authors, who have either self-published or are published through an independent publisher?

What have been your experiences with indie books? Do you see any differences between indie books and mainstream books?

I ran across this blurb that might give further insight into the difference between indie and mainstream books:

Independently published books offer reading experiences not found in mainstream publishing. Mainstream publishers only release books they believe will make them money.

Independent publishers work with authors who bring a unique voice to literature. Self-published authors don’t have agents and editors telling them what they can and cannot write. Self-published books have one limitation, the human imagination.

I've read a lot of kindle singles and self published books every since I bought a kindle. I see no major difference between those and mainstream. I like to read them when I want a quick read that's interesting.

I read a lot of indie books on my kindle, too. One of the big differences I notice is the editing. There are often a lot of typographical errors, and for better or worse, that really does irritate me.