Does self-published mean bad?

Reading Rants: Self-Published Novels in the Digital Age

That's the title of the blog today over at The Compulsive Reader.  Interesting discussion . . .

http://www.thecompulsivereader.com/2011/09/reading-rants-self-published-novels-in.html

The Compulsive Reader reviews Helper12!

"Helper12 is an engaging dystopia with some traces of the great classic Jane Eyre ... Benna’s voice will hook the reader in from the very beginning in this engrossing, readable story."

See more here: http://www.thecompulsivereader.com/2011/09/helper12-by-jack-blaine.html