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Goodreads was the future of book reviews. Then Amazon bought it. (www.washingtonpost.com)
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A prominent author's decision to pull her novel from publication after being "review bombed" highlights Goodreads's power and raises qu

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[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 35 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Corporate influence continues to ruin everything. Goodreads used to be such a good site. Really hope the recent shift towards FOSS from corporate-run alternatives on the internet continues in the coming months / years. It'd be great to collectively take back the internet.

[–] WonkoTheSane@geddit.social 4 points 2 years ago

Check out Bookwrym. I’m currently maintaining that and Goodreads, but can’t wait until I can drop Goodreads