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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 1531 Views
This is the only place. - 10/11/2013 04:26:22 PM 1235 Views
Maybe, but I'm a bit skeptical - 11/11/2013 12:14:36 AM 1177 Views
If you want to attract NEW readers, the site needs to be reworked from scratch - 13/11/2013 01:06:41 PM 1109 Views
Preaching to the choir here - 14/11/2013 07:55:56 AM 1255 Views
Re: If you want to attract NEW readers, the site needs to be reworked from scratch - 21/11/2013 09:24:22 PM 1198 Views
That might be swimming upstream against a strong current - 22/11/2013 08:41:15 AM 1148 Views
Quite - 22/11/2013 03:34:50 PM 1028 Views
io9 - 10/11/2013 07:32:41 PM 1476 Views
Locus Online also has good lists of upcoming/new SF/F releases - 11/11/2013 12:16:18 AM 1146 Views
The Economist, NYT, and WSJ - 11/11/2013 01:05:36 PM 1100 Views
Very true - 14/11/2013 07:57:14 AM 1163 Views
I'm skeptical of the Economist. - 16/11/2013 05:02:47 PM 1118 Views
Which books were those? - 19/11/2013 03:19:59 PM 1137 Views
There were at least four or five bad reviews. - 30/11/2013 05:41:45 PM 1128 Views
I remember reading that book. I don't recall being impressed by it. *NM* - 05/12/2013 03:37:59 PM 600 Views
I've essentially stopped reading - 11/11/2013 12:36:51 AM 1284 Views
I don't think very highly of the discussions on r/fantasy - 11/11/2013 08:25:54 AM 1336 Views
I've never even been to r/fantasy - 11/11/2013 08:31:11 AM 1118 Views
I'd say this place is still the most influential for me. - 11/11/2013 10:29:19 AM 1113 Views
For some odd reason, I distrust Goodreads - 14/11/2013 07:58:29 AM 1265 Views
"Distrust"? Interesting word choice. - 14/11/2013 09:32:35 PM 1240 Views
Call me old fashioned... - 11/11/2013 02:47:37 PM 1088 Views
Old fashioned! - 14/11/2013 07:59:43 AM 1125 Views
I second that suggestion. - 14/11/2013 09:35:51 PM 1052 Views
Re: I second that suggestion. - 16/11/2013 02:10:10 AM 958 Views
Here mostly, Goodreads, io9 - 11/11/2013 09:40:41 PM 1284 Views
Interesting - 14/11/2013 08:01:05 AM 1093 Views
Typically new is "New to me" - 14/11/2013 08:36:09 AM 1411 Views
Ah, I understand a bit more now. Thanks. - 22/11/2013 08:50:26 AM 1081 Views
Here mostly too. And bookshops over here. - 12/11/2013 06:54:05 PM 1071 Views
I have list of things to read longer than I have time to read - 13/11/2013 05:39:59 PM 1058 Views
So true - 14/11/2013 08:03:16 AM 1101 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 1004 Views
Quick, cozy comfort zone reads, more or less? - 22/11/2013 08:52:37 AM 941 Views
It depends on what is happening at the time - 30/11/2013 12:15:55 AM 902 Views
I don't really care to learn about new books. - 21/11/2013 08:58:44 PM 1073 Views
I'm all BELE - 29/11/2013 07:12:03 PM 1008 Views
Book recommendations can come from the oddest places... - 07/12/2013 04:36:26 AM 1037 Views

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