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0 pointsdan12345y ago0 comments

I think a lot of these services could also be run more efficiently.

I’ve not used GoodReads before but it appears to be a book recommendation service. I’m surprised they can’t run the main site & API on Amazon referral links for the recommended books.

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beowulfey5y ago

Believe it or not, Goodreads is actually owned by Amazon.

dan1234OP5y ago

Ah, I had no idea!

Makes me think there’s a different reason for closing the API, because Amazon could run the service for close to nothing on AWS.

pbronez5y ago

Well, they got bought by Amazon so basically the whole site is a feature of the Kindle Store at this point.

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