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A harassment campaign on Goodreads

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270 points ilamont | 2 comments | 06 Jan 20 20:20 UTC | HN request time: 0.515s | source
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jasonpbecker ◴[06 Jan 20 21:19 UTC] No.21973446[source]▶
Goodreads is desperately in need of a strong competitor.
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prophesi ◴[06 Jan 20 21:42 UTC] No.21973686[source]▶
I recommend https://www.librarything.com/

Sadly, any Goodreads competitor will need to miraculously gain the network effect; everyone you know is on Goodreads, so it'll just be you and whoever you can convince to move to a new platform.

As for the downsides for Goodreads, this blatant lack of moderation is troublesome. I also dislike that Kindle / Amazon are the only visible links to purchase books by default. Amazon already dominates the ebook/audiobook market, so I also simply dislike Goodreads due to their acquisition by Amazon.

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caiocaiocaio ◴[06 Jan 20 22:06 UTC] No.21973967[source]▶
It's quite good, and I really like their automatically-generated recommendations BUT there is a small fee, and I have a knee-jerk reaction to anything on the internet that asks me for money.
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1. prophesi ◴[06 Jan 20 22:18 UTC] No.21974088[source]▶
Odd, I have a knee-jerk reaction when I see a service offered for "free."
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2. rodgerd ◴[07 Jan 20 21:20 UTC] No.21985004[source]▶
Exactly. If I'm not paying for it, how are they making money? Burning cash and going broke soon? Surveillance capitalism?

I like a simpler and more transparent relationship.