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Originally Posted by SeaBookGuy
As someone involved in a couple of very active groups there (moderator of one of those), the consensus seems to be that a few folks hated the idea, and are (pretty much) gone, some other folks are willing to stick around, but moaning how they "fear" things might go, etc. Most either outright don't care at all, or say that they're fine unless they feel bombarded with (targeted) advertising.
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This is pretty much how I thought it would turn out, but it's good to get the scoop from an insider. I doubt Goodreads will change all that much, and the sales links to book sites have always been a mess anyway, but I might not notice any real changes because it's not a site I frequent anymore. It can certainly be fun if you've got a great group of people around though, but time passes and groups grow and whither.