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Goodreads was the future of book reviews. Then Amazon bought it. (www.washingtonpost.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I know there is a fediverse Goodreads replacement, but I cannot more highly recommend BookDigits. It still has the social aspect but is so much more powerful. The developer is also very responsive.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Or bookwyrm

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What is the fediverse replacement called?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Bookwyrm.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Come join our server: https://bookrastinating.com/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Looks good! I’ll sign up soon!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the recommendation! I’ve been checking out The StoryGraph. Will see how this compares!