1. I have not read any of the titles that I purused both through the website bookstores or through Horizon. Yes, the price is higher than it normally would be, but I am confident that it is due to the limited printing runs. Might I read some, sure. I have read vanity press (aka self-publilshed) releases before, so I do not think that I am a publisher-snob, but
2. There is something missing from a self-published book: The Editor. Writing a novel is often a long, tedious process. (Even writing a blog can be a chore.) Having the right editor onboard can turn a book from a dull piece of glass at least into a shiny clear gem (if not a diamond). Without that extra body reading the work and injecting constructive criticism into the process, a writer's work can get lost in itself. I have seen passages that made absolutely no sense no matter how many times I read it and simple errors that could have been caught by a professional reader. (But I have also seen errors in traditionally published books as well.) Other than that, I really do not care how a book got published, only that it is well written and does not make me cringe as I am reading it. (Unless
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