tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post2105809096233747085..comments2024-03-28T15:17:03.077-04:00Comments on Type M for Murder: Goodreads – love it or hate itBarbara Fradkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06992196707567972990noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-38124440203757049372017-04-06T11:40:02.575-04:002017-04-06T11:40:02.575-04:00Our local public library in Ottawa (probably in ot...Our local public library in Ottawa (probably in other cities too) allows not just librarians but also individual readers to post their own reviews and ratings. I tend to pay attention to their reviews because I figure they have less of an axe to grind than some Google or Amazon or Facebook exec...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-70357085209286275372017-04-05T18:37:45.896-04:002017-04-05T18:37:45.896-04:00I hadn't heard about NoveList. Thanks for the ...I hadn't heard about NoveList. Thanks for the info.Sybil Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931984219413146614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-66902991037084072842017-04-05T17:49:46.267-04:002017-04-05T17:49:46.267-04:00Thanks, Sybil. I think you are already doing quite...Thanks, Sybil. I think you are already doing quite a bit! I also think it's really hard to know what effect it is having. But I just discovered there is a service the libraries use, called NoveList, which is directly synched to GR, so readers see both librarian reviews and GR reviews.<br /><br />ps I too hate reviews.Barbara Fradkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06992196707567972990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-17960980204593088002017-04-05T13:39:47.416-04:002017-04-05T13:39:47.416-04:00I admit that GR mystifies me at times. I just have...I admit that GR mystifies me at times. I just haven't had the time to really delve into all the possibilities there. I have an author page, do giveaways there for ARCs and such. I think I've gotten one question that I've answered, plus answering some of the stock ones they have. I do reviews of books I read, but generally won't do ones for books people I know have written. Makes Sybil Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931984219413146614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-3225237810070244522017-04-05T12:11:18.727-04:002017-04-05T12:11:18.727-04:00Thanks for the helpful comment, Tari, GR seems to ...Thanks for the helpful comment, Tari, GR seems to be a platform that is growing. I have one question about friends. I get notices that so-and-so is now my friend on GR. Does this mean I have to confirm the friendship, the way we have to in Facebook? Tech dinosaur here!Barbara Fradkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06992196707567972990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-80000269352128773392017-04-05T10:03:37.629-04:002017-04-05T10:03:37.629-04:00I'm just a regular mostly cozy mystery reader ...I'm just a regular mostly cozy mystery reader who uses Goodreads. I do like that I can connect it to my Amazon account so that once I finish an e-book, I leave the review immediately and it also gets published on Goodreads. I hope Google isn't upset about the duplicate content but it sure saves a little time. I've found a lot of different books I probably wouldn't have known aboutCuddle Up with a Cozy Mystery and a Dachshundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07828075296933184535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-62140259441755053012017-04-05T08:06:59.728-04:002017-04-05T08:06:59.728-04:00Thanks, Eileen, very helpful suggestions. I know t...Thanks, Eileen, very helpful suggestions. I know there's a lot to learn; I just need to find the time to learn it, LOL. <br />Barbara Fradkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06992196707567972990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-75581270434391545962017-04-05T07:17:28.809-04:002017-04-05T07:17:28.809-04:00Great post, Barbara. Like you, I was in the dark a...Great post, Barbara. Like you, I was in the dark about Goodreads, so I read a book on the subject that helped me learn to navigate it. I find it useful and do occasionally post reviews of books I've read. As for engaging in the reader groups, I don't - they don't seem to welcome anything that remotely sounds like a plug (I was dunned for merely mentioning I was an author). According Eileen Goudgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01156415980783091338noreply@blogger.com