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Is it Goodreads that lets you rate a book before it's even released? I know that one of the main "reading" sites does. That, to me, seems to completely devalue any claim to objectivity that ratings might have.

Why? I get ARCs and so do a lot of people. We've read the book and usually say it was an ARC in the review. Netgalley is now open to applications from the general public (although those with blogs seem to get more books). I try to wait until close to the release, but I often have a large pile so I will easily get in a week early...or late!

I thought GR was 2 star "I liked it." Or maybe the hint is different than the actual or maybe they changed it. I know people were asking them to change it because two stars really doesn't convey "I liked it." Anyway, I could be wrong.

I think I rate indie work higher sometimes, but that's "appears" to me to be because of the lower price I paid. There could EASILY be subconscious solidarity there too. But if a book is bad or annoys me, watch out. It won't matter if the book was free...
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