The Artisan Geek) brought to my attention a fast growing, independent, and ad-free book site called The StoryGraph.

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It’s not like I was going to click on any “buy” buttons. I convinced myself that a little bit of reading data would be worth using the site. Despite objections with the parent company and scaling back my usage ten-fold, I continued to log into Goodreads. The price and two-day delivery came in clutch as an undergrad, but I started to understand the human cost of that convenience. This discovery about Goodreads came in 2018, when the stories about Amazon workers having to pee in bottles began to surface and I finally canceled my Prime subscription. There is also, of course, Audible, Kindle, and Amazon’s other in-house services. In addition to Goodreads, Amazon owns the Book Depository, Abe Books, ComiXology, Booksurge, Shelfari, Brillirance Audio, and more. Unfortunately, Amazon bought Goodreads in 2013.Īmazon not only started as a bookseller, but owns several sections of the book ecosystem outside of the main site. After longer than I care to admit, I eventually noticed that Amazon owned the site. You could connect with friends, participate in giveaways, and see (in some instances) authors’ notes on specific parts of their books. This was years before I found all my favorite BookTubers and joined that community, too.Īt a glance, Goodreads also had a lot of cool features beyond record-keeping and book discovery. While it looked a little dated, it appeared to be the watering hole for all the book nerds. A few years ago, when I dove back into reading more regularly, I found Goodreads.

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