Goodreads was the future of book reviews. Then Amazon bought it

Re:Goodreads was the future of book reviews. Then Amazon bou... by SoftTalker on Monday July 03, 2023 @01:23PM (#36576121)

Weirdly I've rarely bought a book based on reviews on the selling site.

I don't go to Amazon and browse for books, reading reviews. I go to Amazon when I've already determined from other sources which book(s) I want to buy.

Maybe I'm in the minority.

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Re:Goodreads was the future of book reviews. Then Amazon bou... by dageshi on Monday July 03, 2023 @01:36PM (#36576330)

Amazon's carousel of books related to the book being viewed is fairly decent at finding books in the same genre you might like in my experience.

I have found and read a fair few from that method.

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Re:Goodreads was the future of book reviews. Then Amazon bou... by mynonameaccount on Monday July 03, 2023 @05:16PM (#36578976)

Weirdly, I ONLY even look at books are best sellers. If I had to wade through books randomly, I'd rather not read a book at all.

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Re:Goodreads was the future of book reviews. Then Amazon bou... by SoftTalker on Tuesday July 04, 2023 @04:11PM (#36591942)

I'm just saying I don't really rely on Amazon for reviews. I know what books I want, based on recommendations from people I trust, or sites like this one. I presume that any review on a seller's site is fake.

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