To leave a group:
- From your News Feed, click Groups in the left menu and select the group you want to leave. If you don't see Groups, click See More.
- Click in the top right and then select Leave group.
- Click Leave Group to confirm.
Creating a group on Goodreads is easy – simply visit the desktop site and follow these steps:
- Click on Community in the header and then click Groups.
- Click Create a Group just above the browse by tag section on the right.
- Set the group's settings and click Create at the bottom.
Yes, you can
delete all your
books from all your shelves at once, but please note that this action is irreversible.
Here's how:
- Click on My Books in the header.
- Click on import/export on the left side of the page, beneath your shelves.
- On the top right, click remove all my books.
To unlink your Amazon and Goodreads accounts, simply visit your app settings when visiting the Goodreads desktop site. Once there, scroll down to the Amazon section at the bottom of the page and select Unlink Amazon Account.
To remove a book from your shelf, click on the My Books link at the top of Goodreads, make sure you are on the 'table' view (an option underneath the "My Books" search bar), then click the "x" to the right of the book you'd like to remove.
How to completely delete archived eBooks
- Select “Settings” – “My Account”
- Select “Archived Books” under Menu.
- Choose eBooks you wish to delete, then select the “Delete (Proceed and confirm)” button at the bottom of the screen.
You can create your own bookshelves – also known as tags or lists – and add the book to as many of them as you like. Click on edit shelves from the homepage or from My Books, and create a shelf using the add a shelf dialogue at the bottom of the page.
To edit your book, navigate to the book's page and click on the edit details link. This is on the lower right side of the box containing your book information. The title field is used for your book title. The title and subtitle should match the title shown on the cover of the book, if that information is available.
Goodreads Hack: How to Create Custom Bookshelves
- Click the “My Books” tab on the homepage. Your "My Books" page includes three default bookshelves: Read, Currently Reading, and Want to Read.
- Click "Edit" next to "Bookshelves" to go to your Bookshelves page.
- From here, name and add your custom bookshelf. Enter the name of your custom bookshelf.
Goodreads' stated mission is "to help people find and share books they love [and] to improve the process of reading and learning throughout the world." Goodreads addressed what publishers call the "discoverability' problem" by guiding consumers in the digital age to find books they might want to read.
The highest rated books on Goodreads
- The Help by Kathryn Stockett.
- A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) by George R.R. Martin.
- A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2) by Sarah J.
- The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1) by Brandon Sanderson.
- Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices, #3) by Cassandra Clare.
Common Sense Media uses a scale of one to five, where 3 stars is "Just fine; solid" and anything lower is "Disappointing" at best. There is no agreement on what the lowest rating should be. Some critics make "one star" or a "half-star" their lowest rating.
Ratings of 4 stars or above are considered good to excellent.
In fact, the scores most sought after by consumers are between 4 and 4.5 stars. Combined with a decent sample size of customer reviews, businesses in that rating range can attract customers easier than any place with a 5-star rating. More customers also means more revenue.
No – Goodreads is a completely free book review and recommendation site, so you won't need to pay to access the site or app, unless you're an author who is creating a giveaway.
Goodreads uses a 5 star rating system with the following definitions: 1 star – didn't like it. 2 stars – it was OK. 3 stars – liked it. 4 stars – really liked it.
After much investigation and debate, Goodreads has no plans to implement half stars. This is mainly due to the added layer of complexity that half stars would add to the rating system.
Goodreads is great for looking up books and keeping track of them, and it's perfect for that. The recommendations it gives you and the awards aren't really worth a whole lot of time. You can find good books with the awards but not usually with the main genres.
