Goodreads is the largest social network geared toward books and book recommendations. It has a vast community and was launched in 2007. The service has constantly been refined ever since. Amazon purchased Goodreads in 2013 for $150 million and eventually incorporated it into Kindle. Users can easily sync their Goodreads and Amazon accounts, share reviews and books that are … [Read more...] about How important is Goodreads on the Amazon Kindle?
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Goodreads Founder Launches Smashing – AI and Human Recommendations
Goodreads‘ co-founder Otis Chandler is back to build the next big app community. But this time, his focus isn’t on books; it’s on the content you can find online, including news articles, blog posts, social media posts, podcasts and more. With Smashing, an AI and community-powered content recommendation app, now launching into an invite-only beta, the goal is to help connect … [Read more...] about Goodreads Founder Launches Smashing – AI and Human Recommendations
Making a Choice Between Goodreads and StoryGraph
For book lovers, Goodreads has been a reliable online platform for exploring and creating a personalized collection of e-books. Some honest and reliable book reviews from other readers help find the right pick. However, another fantastic platform for fiction & nonfiction, StoryGraph, has recently gained popularity among e-readers. So between these two equally excellent book … [Read more...] about Making a Choice Between Goodreads and StoryGraph
StoryGraph is Popularizing Among Readers
Founded by Nadia Odunayo, StoryGraph is a cataloging web platform for books that have taken the industry by storm. It is a competitor of Goodreads and uses a freemium model along with subscription plans, where certain features are available for subscribers. Recently StoryGraph was also among hot topics in X (Twitter) for announcing that they have taken their platform offline to … [Read more...] about StoryGraph is Popularizing Among Readers
Goodreads Drama Unfolds as Author’s Review Bombing Results in Debut Book Being Dropped
"Karma is real." This is so true in the case of author Cait Corrain. She always left negative reviews on Goodreads. Her publisher and agent dropped her after a heated debate about her online wrongdoings. Del Rey Books, a publisher in the United States, shared that they won't be publishing "Crown of Starlight" by Cait Corrain in 2024. This decision was made because writers … [Read more...] about Goodreads Drama Unfolds as Author’s Review Bombing Results in Debut Book Being Dropped
Here are the winners of the 2023 Goodreads Choice Awards
The 2023 Goodreads Choice Awards is here. It is the 15th edition of the annual award event, which is unique in that the readers vote for the best book of the year. The Goodreads Choice Awards program first started in 2009. Here is the list of winners for 2023 in different categories. Best Fiction Yellowface by R.F. Kuang (Goodreads Author) Embarking on a remarkable … [Read more...] about Here are the winners of the 2023 Goodreads Choice Awards
Goodreads Survey: 37% of Participants Read Books on their Smartphones
Recently, the Goodreads team has conducted a survey to understand book discovery and usage trends. The findings show that 37% of users use their mobile phones to read books. Goodreads did not invite everyone to participate in the survey. Instead, they asked only those who have recently read two famous books, including: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn The Night Circus by … [Read more...] about Goodreads Survey: 37% of Participants Read Books on their Smartphones
Goodreads Asks Users to Help Combat ‘Review Bombing’
After huge criticism for review bombing, Amazon’s Goodreads has decided to work with users to help combat the issue. Review Bombing is a practice in which users protest a book or author by swamping the book with negative comments and a one-star rating. So, it is a major threat to authors. According to the platform, they have limited the number of reviews and ratings on a … [Read more...] about Goodreads Asks Users to Help Combat ‘Review Bombing’
Bad Vibes Coming from Amazon’s Goodreads
Goodreads claims to be the world's largest online platform for readers and book recommendations. Elizabeth Chandler, a journalist at the Los Angeles Times, and her partner Otis Chandler launched the website in 2006. The platform was launched with the vision to create an online community of book lovers where they can share opinions and catalog their books. Besides, Goodreads … [Read more...] about Bad Vibes Coming from Amazon’s Goodreads
Winners of the Goodreads Choice Awards 2021 revealed
Those who eat, drink, and breathe books highly anticipate the annual accolades and recognition that is given to the year's best releases. Book bloggers can be found discussing stories of all shapes and sizes on the popular website known as Goodreads. Coming from humble beginnings, the blog has grown extremely large and now resides as a credible authority to explore books on the … [Read more...] about Winners of the Goodreads Choice Awards 2021 revealed
Here are the GoodReads Choice Award Winners
Over the course of the past 11 years social media giant GoodReads runs a best books of the year campaign. 4.6 million votes were cast by die-hard readers who voted for the best books in 20 different categories. This year marks the ninth consecutive win for Rick Riordan, and the fourth consecutive win for Stephen King — both of whom are nine-time Goodreads Choice Awards … [Read more...] about Here are the GoodReads Choice Award Winners
Reedsy Launches Book Discovery Platform for Indie Authors
Since the the dawn of the current indie publishing revolution, startups across every aspect of the publishing process have come and gone. Some of these offered formatting, cover design, and editing; others promised to garner much-needed book reviews--legitimate ones or not. Other companies took authors' money and promised beautiful print and ebook editions, while other … [Read more...] about Reedsy Launches Book Discovery Platform for Indie Authors
Goodreads Announces the Best Books of 2018
Just in time for holiday gift giving, Goodreads has released its list of the best books of 2018. What makes this list any better than others just like it? This one is actually voted on by the readers themselves. Rather than relying on high-brow review outlets or marketing campaigns bankrolled by larger publishers, Goodreads' own users curated these top choices. The top … [Read more...] about Goodreads Announces the Best Books of 2018
Goodreads launches new Android App
Goodreads has been quietly working on a beta version of ebook discovery and social community Android app. The company published the beta in May and socilited a number of users in their community to test it out and give their feedback. Today, GoodReads has discontinued their old app and are now using the new one and it is available now to download. Whether you want to scan … [Read more...] about Goodreads launches new Android App