Why Online Book Discovery Is Broken

Wednesday 22nd May

Why Online Book Discovery Is Broken

Posted at 8:23AM Friday 18 Jan 2013

Here's the main problem with book discovery online: Right now, it doesn't really work. New research shows that frequent book buyers visit sites like Pinterest and Goodreads regularly, but those visits fail to drive actual book purchases.

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