Thread: Amazon.com to Acquire Goodreads
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Old 05-13-2013, 03:30 AM   #242
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
Sorry, I'm a little puzzled by how Amazon's ownership of Goodreads will make their reviews less objective. Can you explain, please, how this lack of objectivity will arise?
It is not hard to see possible ways. One is that Amazon removes reviews they do not like. They can also import reviews from sources that are not as good with regard to objectivity. And so on.
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