> I must be out of the loop: I never knew that Goodreads mattered at all. I don't know anybody who uses it. You're out of the loop. Goodreads and Facebook gro

> I must be out of the loop: I never knew that Goodreads mattered at all. I don't know anybody who uses it. You're out of the loop. Goodreads and Facebook groups are used heavily in the author and reading/fan communities. Heck, my wife is a Goodreads librarian and often helps out authors with issues (which are, unfortunately, incredibly common since Goodreads support is largely non-existent and yet another reason why the platform is horrible, probably due to to it being an effective monopoly in this space). My bet is, of the many people she knows in the community (both authors and readers), every single one is active on Goodreads.