[HN Gopher] 'It's unhinged': is the book world turning against G...
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       'It's unhinged': is the book world turning against Goodreads?
        
       Author : mindracer
       Score  : 17 points
       Date   : 2023-12-18 19:55 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
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       | xhkkffbf wrote:
       | In a word, "yes." The reader reviews from polite, smart people
       | are great, but there are enough haters in the mix that it makes
       | the site hard to take.
        
       | greenie_beans wrote:
       | the book world is so toxic. so of course software for the book
       | world will replicate that.
       | 
       | another win for indie bookstores and the booksellers who are
       | passionate about handselling their favorite new titles.
        
       | LegitShady wrote:
       | Isn't Goodreads just another Amazon advertising platform at this
       | point?
        
       | MrDresden wrote:
       | Some might find BookWyrm[0] to be of some interest, as an
       | alternative to Goodreads. No affiliation.
       | 
       | [0] https://joinbookwyrm.com/
        
       | dmckeon wrote:
       | That Goodreads accepts reviews for books _that have not yet been
       | published_ tells me almost everything I need to know about them.
        
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