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Typically new is "New to me" Isaac Send a noteboard - 14/11/2013 08:36:09 AM

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View original postThough with Goodreads I usually turn to it after reading or mid-read. A lot of times I'll get halfway through something and want to see if others agree with my impressions. Especially if the writer does a lot of Author Tract which I find increasingly annoying as the years go by.


View original postIn terms of new books to read though, from authors or series I haven't read, almost entirely from here.




View original postHow "new" is new for you, though? I'm used to seeing early 2013 releases being discussed at some places as almost "older" books, since their blogs/sites are oriented toward the just-released.

Sure, but the only book blogs I regularly visit rather than just stumble on via google are Wertzone and OF Blog, and usually not for suggestions. I'm looking for a second take on a book I've already read, to add more depth to it. To see what I missed or a different perspective. When I get new book suggestions its usually incidental, like some aspect of the book I really liked being compared to another book I haven't read. I don't much care if a book, even a non-SF/F one, is dated. I tend to enjoy the reminders of prior popular fads or idioms. As you say, blogs focus on new releases, often pre-release, but most have archives that pop up on a google search for that book, and most reviewers mix in older favorites or classics or special requests with the new releases. Since I usually arrive by google rather than seeking that blog, it's not a problem.

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To whom do you turn when you want to learn more about new books? - 10/11/2013 06:17:07 AM 1428 Views
This is the only place. - 10/11/2013 04:26:22 PM 1142 Views
Maybe, but I'm a bit skeptical - 11/11/2013 12:14:36 AM 1080 Views
If you want to attract NEW readers, the site needs to be reworked from scratch - 13/11/2013 01:06:41 PM 1011 Views
Preaching to the choir here - 14/11/2013 07:55:56 AM 1160 Views
Re: If you want to attract NEW readers, the site needs to be reworked from scratch - 21/11/2013 09:24:22 PM 1093 Views
That might be swimming upstream against a strong current - 22/11/2013 08:41:15 AM 1055 Views
Quite - 22/11/2013 03:34:50 PM 943 Views
io9 - 10/11/2013 07:32:41 PM 1372 Views
Locus Online also has good lists of upcoming/new SF/F releases - 11/11/2013 12:16:18 AM 1057 Views
The Economist, NYT, and WSJ - 11/11/2013 01:05:36 PM 1018 Views
Very true - 14/11/2013 07:57:14 AM 1062 Views
I'm skeptical of the Economist. - 16/11/2013 05:02:47 PM 1017 Views
Which books were those? - 19/11/2013 03:19:59 PM 1021 Views
There were at least four or five bad reviews. - 30/11/2013 05:41:45 PM 1030 Views
I remember reading that book. I don't recall being impressed by it. *NM* - 05/12/2013 03:37:59 PM 555 Views
I've essentially stopped reading - 11/11/2013 12:36:51 AM 1186 Views
I don't think very highly of the discussions on r/fantasy - 11/11/2013 08:25:54 AM 1212 Views
I've never even been to r/fantasy - 11/11/2013 08:31:11 AM 1039 Views
I'd say this place is still the most influential for me. - 11/11/2013 10:29:19 AM 1033 Views
For some odd reason, I distrust Goodreads - 14/11/2013 07:58:29 AM 1158 Views
"Distrust"? Interesting word choice. - 14/11/2013 09:32:35 PM 1139 Views
Call me old fashioned... - 11/11/2013 02:47:37 PM 992 Views
Old fashioned! - 14/11/2013 07:59:43 AM 1028 Views
I second that suggestion. - 14/11/2013 09:35:51 PM 952 Views
Re: I second that suggestion. - 16/11/2013 02:10:10 AM 857 Views
Here mostly, Goodreads, io9 - 11/11/2013 09:40:41 PM 1183 Views
Interesting - 14/11/2013 08:01:05 AM 981 Views
Typically new is "New to me" - 14/11/2013 08:36:09 AM 1314 Views
Ah, I understand a bit more now. Thanks. - 22/11/2013 08:50:26 AM 982 Views
Here mostly too. And bookshops over here. - 12/11/2013 06:54:05 PM 985 Views
I have list of things to read longer than I have time to read - 13/11/2013 05:39:59 PM 963 Views
So true - 14/11/2013 08:03:16 AM 992 Views
here, mostly, but i also have less time to read (sort of) and a lot to read... - 19/11/2013 03:49:15 PM 925 Views
Quick, cozy comfort zone reads, more or less? - 22/11/2013 08:52:37 AM 853 Views
It depends on what is happening at the time - 30/11/2013 12:15:55 AM 824 Views
I don't really care to learn about new books. - 21/11/2013 08:58:44 PM 980 Views
I'm all BELE - 29/11/2013 07:12:03 PM 929 Views
Book recommendations can come from the oddest places... - 07/12/2013 04:36:26 AM 944 Views

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