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Originally Posted by Blossom
My first thought is GR sees it as a historical fiction book because it's been shelved that way. I'm sorry Issy I had to chuckle at this because GR has recommended to me serious science fiction before. I have never been interested it. I read Urban Fantasy "big difference" GR!
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Originally Posted by CRussel
That's pretty funny, actually! I can think of few genres LESS likely to be of interest to you.  |
I do see the funny side to this! It's annoying mostly because in the redesigned front page, between the increased space given to my own reading (which I don't need to see on the front page) and the additional ad space (and I understand there's no free lunch), very little room is left for friends' status updates, where I might actually see something I'd like to read!
What I don't understand is why they can't market to me books I might actually read. They've got the data. At least, it's a blown opportunity; at most, it's minor-league fraud. These are sponsored ads, but where's the payoff to the sponsor if Goodreads doesn't target likely readers? The response, "Not so long as there's a cereal box back left in the world!" is hardly the reaction they want to get.