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Because of the kindle integration. That's it. It's too frictionless that when you finish a book on kindle, you press 1 button to rate it and it updates the book
by mmanfrin 3y ago
Because of the kindle integration. That's it. It's too frictionless that when you finish a book on kindle, you press 1 button to rate it and it updates the book on your shelves to read, adds your rating, and then will set the next book you start as 'currently reading'.
IMO this is an insurmountable moat for any service that would try to challenge it.
- cameronfraser 3y agowow out of all the comments only one person actually answered the question
- jowea 3y agoIs Kindle that dominant among book readers?
- xoxxala 3y agoYes. Kindle is around 65% the ebook reader market in the US. Nook is about 25%. Apple and Kobo make up the rest. Kobo is more popular in Canada and in other international territories. https://booksliced.com/books/the-exact-ebook-market-shares-of-the-major-players-in-the-industry-are-rather-difficult-to-come-by-but-here-are-some-esitmates/ https://booksliced.com/books/the-exact-ebook-market-shares-o... The Goodreads integration into Kindle cannot be overstated.
- bwb 3y agoYa, it is a big barrier. But, you just have to approach it from different angles. Don't attempt to compete with Goodreads, but rather build something better that works in a new way around people's desires around books. Goodreads is just a review database, easy to innovate around that barrier.
- jowea 3y agoFair enough, but that is just ebooks. Isn't goodreads also useful for dead tree readers? Although I guess the bibliophiles on goodreads are more likely to have an ebook reader.
- Jemaclus 3y agoThis is 100% the correct answer. I've spent a lot of time brainstorming ways to take on Goodreads, and this is the moat that I can never seem to cross.