Is Goodreads a legit site?

Goodreads is the largest and most popular site of this type online, and it shows. But as long as parents help teens establish responsible social networking habits, Goodreads can be a fun and safe place for teens to share their love of books.

How important are Goodreads reviews?

5 Key Reasons Indie Authors Should Use Goodreads

• Readers can discover and add your books.
• Readers can leave reviews and ratings of your books.
• You can host giveaways.
• You can add content such as blog posts and Q&As.
• You can interact with the book community.

Is Goodreads reliable Reddit?

Yes it is, if you know how to read reviews, and if you know what you hope to get out of them. There are some very good reviews on Goodreads, but most of them are just people spouting off whatever comes to mind.

Should I join Goodreads?

Goodreads enables you to keep track of what you’ve read and “shelve” books in different categories of your choosing. Its shelving, searching and sorting mechanisms also make it easy to see all the books you’ve read of a certain genre, or look up which year you read a book in.

Do you use your real name for Goodreads?

First things first; make sure you’ve set up an account on GoodReads. It’s quick and easy. In fact, you don’t even have to use your real name (I didn’t at first). Go to the top of your GoodReads page.

What’s bad about Goodreads?

The social networking site now has millions of users who rate and review books, find recommendations for new ones and track their reading. But over time, Goodreads has also become a hunting ground for scammers and trolls looking to con smaller authors, take down books with spammed ratings, cyberstalk users or worse.

Does Goodreads cost money?

No – Goodreads is a completely free book review and recommendation site, so you won’t need to pay to access the site or app, unless you’re an author who is creating a giveaway.