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Originally Posted by Pulpmeister
I don't think the public needs awards at all, but perhaps the industry and the authors do. I don't regard awards as a useful guide for my reading, just as I don't regard academy awards as a useful guide to movies' I might watch.
Maybe that's just me.
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Not just you I'm sure
Plenty of people do find them useful when looking for their next read though. I know plenty of people who read maybe 3-4 books a year and when they go looking for something Awards and Bestseller status are some of the things they use in their search. I'd bet when the winners are announced for pretty much any award that there is an uptick in sales.
Need might be too strong a word, but many people certainly seem to
value them during their book search.