Mike Thelwall|Kayvan Kousha
Goodreads: A social network site for book readers
University of Wolverhampton|University of Wolverhampton
goodreads amazonowned bookbased social web site members share books read review books rate books connect readers goodreads tens millions book reviews recommendations ratings may help librarians readers select relevant books article describes first investigation properties goodreads users using random sample 50000 members results suggest three quarters members public profile female little difference male female users patterns behavior except females registering books rating less positively goodreads librarians superusers engage extensively features site absence strong correlations bookbased social usage statistics eg numbers friends followers books reviews ratings suggests members choose individual balance social book activities rarely ignore one expense goodreads therefore neither primarily bookbased website primarily social network site genuine hybrid social navigation site