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Re:Goodreads was the future of book reviews. Then Amazon bou... by sdfghswe on Monday July 03, 2023 @02:38PM (#36577138)
> Didn't the GP already answer the question you asked of them?

You think that to start an Amazon competitor you need a book database?

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Re:Goodreads was the future of book reviews. Then Amazon bou... by tivert on Tuesday July 04, 2023 @05:34PM (#36592769)
> You think that to start an Amazon competitor you need a book database?

Obviously.

I can't conceive of a modern-day online bookseller not having a book database, and one pre-populated with human-written reviews gives you a head start in that area.

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