Through a survey of favorite reads of 883 authors (myself included), Shepherd has compiled a list of 100 Best (Most Read) Books of 2023. The catch is that the list is very much skewed towards the Big Five published books mainly with Eurocentric themes. Indie-published books with Asian themes are all but drowned out. It's really no surprise, as the Big Five together take up over 80% of the U.S. trade books market.
In terms of global distribution and marketing dollars backup, indie-published authors, in particular non-American ones, are no match for Big Five authors. This is an entrenched systemic stranglehold on publishing freedom.
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