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Originally Posted by elemenoP
also have you ever noticed that the reviews on Amazon skew much higher than Goodreads? For pretty much any book, it has a higher rating on Amazon. Is this because of shilling/logrolling? (could it be *that* widespread?) Or is something else going on there?
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Naw, it's just that Amazon has a lot of one-off reviewers who don't put that much thought into their star ratings, which is why it's often either five stars or one star. Goodreads attracts avid readers who want to show a consistent review track record to attract the right bookish people to connect with, which is why Goodreads' ratings seem more sane (more often in the 3-4 star range). There are still Goodreads logrolling going on, but not as often, and it's even more obvious because it says (Goodreads Author) beside the username.