Creators and Reviewers:

Creators and Reviewers:
As I was reading Live Free or Die: Troy Rising I by John Ringo it occurred to me that as time passes along, and from reading lots of author webpages and discussions on epublishing as well as Seth Godin (Linchpin and Poke the Box especially) it occurred to me that the role of a reviewer is likely to become more important to independent book publishing.

From authors that state it is tiring to market themselves, to examples I see in the RPG field, it seems that a good reviewer could, soon, be the make or break. With the plethora of options out there and sheer difficulty in keeping up with small indie book publishers, I suspect people like me, that do write reviews, could become (as Consumer Review magazine used to be) the guiding force in helping out creatives (authors, photographers, musicians, artists, etc.) reach out and find their markets.

One potential aid would be aggregate sites, similar to Digg or Stumbleupon but focused on Reviews and Reviewers. Not a bad idea actually, a central place where people looking for particular tastes in their reading or other entertainment can find reviewers and see what hits their fancy.
Food for thought to be expanded as time passes.