Poll

I think it would all depend on what information goodreads is basing the "we think you will like this book/author" on. If it is my reading habits/shelves, then we already have the "Recommendations" section. If it's because the author/book is being sponsored/promoted then it would get really old, really fast. BUT if it's some new analysis of my ratings or friends ratings or personal preferences that I can specify/edit then maybe?

I voted for "Yes, but keep it infrequent, please".
I wouldn't mind getting the emails, but if I'm going to get them, I would like the email to contain more than 1 author/book promotion at a time.

Don't mind the recommendation, but put it on the site somewhere, not in my email.

I'll vote for no. I'm not keen on getting machine computed recommendations to my e-mail address. It's enough there's a separate page here on the site itself for that, should I get curious to see them.

I don't usually have a problem fattening up my TBR. At least this way it all remains in the same place. I could see the clog of emails streaming trough, things getting confused and lost. Nah, this is better. Perhaps include better algorithms for book recommendations on site. It made things much better since 'Because you shelved...' came to be.

I voted 'no' mostly because I'm dubious as to how they would define 'authors we like'.

I don't even like Goodreads' new tendency to put recommendations into my newsfeed. I have friends that make recommendations and there is usually a little slider of choices of books that are similar to things on my reading list. That's good enough. The rest feels like I'm getting hit with unrequested marketing.

Yeah, I don't need to be notified on what book you are pushing due to who bought the largest author package.

GR - I have friends to find books. They do a much better job than you in this department. You are already spamming us in our feeds with Sponsored Books.

I am severely disappointed that this site is basically CommercialReads.

In case the people who don't like the GR recs in their updates don't already know this. You can remove them from your feed by clicking on the gear thing on the update page and unchecking the boxes for GR recs and GR editorial content.

Oh, hell no! Like others had said I don't even like GR recommendation feature and the forceful way they give recommendations even with me having the settings for that off. Plus I hate getting emails. They send so freaking many.

Suz wrote: "I don't even like Goodreads' new tendency to put recommendations into my newsfeed..."

Agree with those who've pointed out that there are already personalized recs in several places on the site, should we be interested. No emails necessary. It would be nice to make it easier to access the "new books by authors you've read" feature without having to wait for the email, though.

I went with "Yes, but keep it infrequent." but pending on what they based it on, I'd be up for more frequent ones. Always up to see authors/books I'm not aware of.

Yeah, the recommendations I get are either painfully obvious, or suck red hot donkey dicks. (Oops, that's probably going to get this comment deleted, right?)

Goodreads has recommended many good things to me so please, the more recommendations the better.

If Goodreads are bringing this in, there had better be an opt out because I HATE getting emails trying to get me to buy things or advertise things. I'll close my account here if I start getting junk email from you guys.

The recs GR force on me now are rubbish-an example is that I love mountain expedition books. Based on that I get recs for romance novels (which I HATE) because some other GR reader likes both genres and GR thinks that means it is good to recommend me that reader's entire shelf of romance novels. That has naff all to do with mountain climbing books so I should not get that as a rec. Recs should be based on what YOU are reading and giving high marks to, not what some other reader liked.

If I want recommendations, I go to the section for them on goodreads. I do no want this on my email, and since goodreads as a habit of automatically adding you to every single mailing list they put out, then I most definitely DON'T want to be automatically added to it, either.

That said, I wouldn't mind there being an OPTION where you can go and agree to get these emails if that's what you're into. I just don't want to be auto-added to it.

no, unsolicited email counts for spam in my book.
I trust the recommendations of my friends more than any automated system

Jessica-Robyn wrote: "I think it would all depend on what information goodreads is basing the "we think you will like this book/author" on. If it is my reading habits/shelves, then we already have the "Recommendations" ..."

Instead of sending emails for books/authors I may like, why not send emails when an author I do like has a new book added?

It depends on what goodreads think may interest me. I hate Amazon suggestions, cannot understand on what they are based...

I already follow authors I like, so I know when their next book is coming out. For some reason, GR keeps pushing new books for an author I rated 2 stars on the only books by them I've read. No, I don't need that cluttering up my inbox.

Goodreads is a lot better at email than Waterstones. I love getting the emails about "new books by authors you've read".

The monthly newsletters are not bad, but not as useful.

What worries me about this proposal is that Goodreads is owned by Amazon. I'm not sure I want more recommendations from Amazon via a backroom channel. And I'm really not sure I want recommendations of a new author/book, because I strongly suspect those recommendations would be sponsored, and not based on my own taste, but someone's advertising budget. How many books claim that 'if you like Harry Potter, you'll love this!' or 'it's like Lord of the Rings crossed with 50 Shades of Grey, only better!'. I don't want that sort of nonsense to trigger emails to me just because I've read one or two of the authors...

However, it could be good if the computer / algorithms somehow got it right. As long as I can unsubscribe from these emails separately from the other Goodreads emails, I'm willing to give it a try.

I was tempted to say yes out of simple curiosity to see if Goodreads could do better than Amazon in recommending books. Many of the Amazon recommendations make no sense to me.

Ellie wrote: "I voted for "Yes, but keep it infrequent, please".
I wouldn't mind getting the emails, but if I'm going to get them, I would like the email to contain more than 1 author/book promotion at a time."

exactly

Ellie wrote: "I voted for "Yes, but keep it infrequent, please".
I wouldn't mind getting the emails, but if I'm going to get them, I would like the email to contain more than 1 author/book promotion at a time."

I completely agree, 1 email per book is too much

I don't mind the recommendations as long as it's not only one author/book per email but more.

Absolutely not, not only do I not need more emails in my inbox, but I really don't need help finding books.

No. I don't need help finding my next read from goodreads, (or Amazon, affiliates or other book sites) and I'm already drowning in email.

Well, most definitely not if at all based on the goodreads recommendations I already know are not on target.

Personally, it's not uncommon for my next book to be the TBR one I'm "in the mood at the time for," the one I preordered that finally released, the one a followed reviewer was talking up, "next book by this author," "next book in series," next book available on library waitlist, or next book meeting group challenge criteria ...

Certainly not if recommending a book based on a friend/followed shelving it (particularly not sponsored to me even if badly rated and the shelf was along the lines of "this book was awful" like the beta rollout of sponsored book ads on our updates feed did). I don't think goodreads is a very good judge of what member shelves mean.

Emphatically not if would be an email sending "sponsored" books to me with authors, publishers, promoters, or other commercial interest third parties paying to have a book included. I gave goodreads an email address for goodreads to contact me, not for third party stuff that if wanted I would subscribe to on their sites or follow here and in social media to get from them directly.

Because I can already see recommendations from goodreads and other sources on their respective sites. Because I can already see the "readers also enjoyed" sections on goodreads and other sites. Because almost every online book purchase I make nets me an email already likely recommending additional books to me.

Would just be email clutter if just showing me books my friends are into; I can see that already. I'd rather feed get decluttered where I can see my friends and followed reviewers book activities and reviews better. Plus some are real life friends I don't share a lot of reading tastes with, reviewers I followed because a group challenge was easier that way, because I enjoyed their reviews, because they had the exact opposite taste in reading so a "no" from them would actually be a "yes" for me.

Not even for books on "to read" shelf. I don't think it's unusual for goodreads members to have books on that shelf because they have them and they are "to be read" or just because they forgot to uncheck the shelve-as-to-read box when entering a giveaway. I don't even use that shelf name any more it seemed to attract so much author spam and really odd recommendations.

I voted no, I don't have trouble finding books. (I have trouble finding time to read all the ones I have!)

I vote NO.

Yes ^_^

This only works when it the recommendation that GR truly thinks I would like, not just to promote or sponsor an author.

Yes as long as it's infrequent.

If you could do it like Netflix, just recommend titles on the site based on our reviews/ratings, I don't necessarily want recommendations in an email.

I would enjoy having recommendations posted in some sort of system like Amazon or Netfliks does by someone who has actually read the book. I would rather come to thesitefor the recommendations after an email flag. I get way too much email now but an alert flag that a new review was waiting would be interesting enough to get my attention. But if you are going to review, please be honest! Don't sugarcoat because the author is a 'favorite' of yours. If it's a bad book, please say it's a bad book. There's nothing I dislike more than continuing on with a bad storyline because a friend said it was a great read and I keep waiting for it to improve.

I would enjoy having recommendations posted in some sort of system like Amazon or Netfliks does by someone who has actually read the book. I would rather come to thesitefor the recommendations after an email flag. I get way too much email now but an alert flag that a new review was waiting would be interesting enough to get my attention. But if you are going to review, please be honest! Don't sugarcoat because the author is a 'favorite' of yours. If it's a bad book, please say it's a bad book. There's nothing I dislike more than continuing on with a bad storyline because a friend said it was a great read and I keep waiting for it to improve.

I would enjoy having recommendations posted in some sort of system like Amazon or Netfliks does by someone who has actually read the book. I would rather come to thesitefor the recommendations after an email flag. I get way too much email now but an alert flag that a new review was waiting would be interesting enough to get my attention. But if you are going to review, please be honest! Don't sugarcoat because the author is a 'favorite' of yours. If it's a bad book, please say it's a bad book. There's nothing I dislike more than continuing on with a bad storyline because a friend said it was a great read and I keep waiting for it to improve.

I would enjoy having recommendations posted in some sort of system like Amazon or Netfliks does by someone who has actually read the book. I would rather come to thesitefor the recommendations after an email flag. I get way too much email now but an alert flag that a new review was waiting would be interesting enough to get my attention. But if you are going to review, please be honest! Don't sugarcoat because the author is a 'favorite' of yours. If it's a bad book, please say it's a bad book. There's nothing I dislike more than continuing on with a bad storyline because a friend said it was a great read and I keep waiting for it to improve.

I would rather come to thesitefor the recommendations after an email flag. I get way too much email now but an alert flag that a new review was waiting would be interesting enough to get my attention. But if you are going to review, please be honest! Don't sugarcoat because the author is a 'favorite' of yours.




rana.......................mandi

No, thanks.

Jessica-Robyn wrote: "I think it would all depend on what information goodreads is basing the "we think you will like this book/author" on. If it is my reading habits/shelves, then we already have the "Recommendations" ..."

I agree completely. Because this could easily turn into paid slots for big name publishers pushing their agendas.

i vote No ,because due to fact that i have to selectwhat i can add to my reading

Please keep it easy to find out about new books on your site, but let me decide when I want to look for new books. Too many people wanting my attention via email. When I finish what I'm reading, I'll want to know.

Recommend based on the type of books shown in my library.

Jessica-Robyn wrote: "I think it would all depend on what information goodreads is basing the "we think you will like this book/author" on. If it is my reading habits/shelves, then we already have the "Recommendations" ..."
I totally agree... I want it to be specific to my reading challenge and on the books I have already read and want to read and are reading.

How about an email about books from authors I tell YOU I like?

Even better, notifications to me HERE of new releases by authors I tell YOU I like - which is something I've asked GR for before.

Emails about books YOU think I'll like? No thanks. Make the Recommendations on the site work much better first. As it is I have no confidence books YOU think I'll like would be anything I'd actually be interested in.

Much better to find books from people I've chosen to Friend and Follow, for that reason.

mlady_rebecca wrote: "Don't mind the recommendation, but put it on the site somewhere, not in my email."

I agree with this guy

I want to read Anatomy of the Spirit by Caroline Myss.Please mail me soft copy.Thanks.

I want to read The Doctor of Soul by your publication.Please mail me soft copy.Thanks.