Long time no see 😁. But I hope you all are doing well in writing and beyond! I wanted to come on here because a few days ago, I received a notice from ŷ that they are working on some big changes that would affect authors, writers and readers alike, and I wanted to repost them here in case anyone hasn't gotten the memo. TLDR; For those with stories in the creative writing section, you will no longer be able to upload new writing as of July 5th, and expect to have this section removed altogether by Sept 2022. Therefore, PLEASE be sure to backup your stories! For anyone who uses other misc. features on GoodReads (author favorite lists, owned books field, friend book recommendations) also expect to see these features phased out.
Now here's their full announcement;
As part of our commitment to improving ŷ, we are phasing out a number of features in order to focus on the ones our members use most. As you are someone who has used one or more of these features, we are offering you the option to save your content by downloading it before Sept. 1, 2022. Please note that you will be unable to download your content after this date.
We will be phasing out the following for which our records show you've added content:
Creative writing Members will no longer be able to upload new creative writing stories effective July 5, 2022. The creative writing feature will be removed from ŷ on Sept. 1, 2022. If you are interested in sharing more of your writing with readers, we encourage you to learn how Kindle Direct Publishing can help you.
Favorite authors We are simplifying how you can stay updated on authors whose books you love. We will be removing the favorite authors list on Sept. 1, 2022 and instead encourage you to follow your favorite authors. Select ‘follow� on your favorite authors page or on each author’s profile page. This will ensure you get news about these authors and updates on their new books.
Updates to reviews creation To streamline the review creation page on desktop, we will no longer include the options of who recommended a book and who to recommend it to after July 5, 2022. If you would like to recommend a book to a friend on ŷ, you can do this easily from the recommend a book page. If you would still like to record who recommended it within the book review, we suggest you add this directly to the review or in the private notes section on the review edit page (learn how to add a private note).
Owned books As part of streamlining our reviews creation page on desktop, we're phasing out the option to add details about owned books such as condition and purchase date on July 5, 2022. Members will still have the option to mark a book as owned within the 'more details' section when writing their review on desktop. You can later view a list of your owned books by adding the owned books column in My Books (learn how to customize the My Books page). Visit our help center to learn how to create and add books to your 'owned' bookshelf.
Friend stories, Quizzes, Trivia, and/or Adding a photo to a book ŷ will no longer support the creation of new quizzes, trivia, friend stories in the friend list, or photos to a book page effective July 5, 2022. These features will be removed from ŷ on Sept. 1, 2022.
To learn more about these upcoming changes or for help downloading your data, please visit our .
If you read this long, thank you so much! Hopefully this announcement helps you prepare for what's to come!
Long time no see 😁. But I hope you all are doing well in writing and beyond! I wanted to come on here because a few days ago, I received a notice from ŷ that they are working on some big changes that would affect authors, writers and readers alike, and I wanted to repost them here in case anyone hasn't gotten the memo. TLDR; For those with stories in the creative writing section, you will no longer be able to upload new writing as of July 5th, and expect to have this section removed altogether by Sept 2022. Therefore, PLEASE be sure to backup your stories! For anyone who uses other misc. features on GoodReads (author favorite lists, owned books field, friend book recommendations) also expect to see these features phased out.
Now here's their full announcement;
As part of our commitment to improving ŷ, we are phasing out a number of features in order to focus on the ones our members use most. As you are someone who has used one or more of these features, we are offering you the option to save your content by downloading it before Sept. 1, 2022. Please note that you will be unable to download your content after this date.
We will be phasing out the following for which our records show you've added content:
Creative writing
Members will no longer be able to upload new creative writing stories effective July 5, 2022. The creative writing feature will be removed from ŷ on Sept. 1, 2022. If you are interested in sharing more of your writing with readers, we encourage you to learn how Kindle Direct Publishing can help you.
Favorite authors
We are simplifying how you can stay updated on authors whose books you love. We will be removing the favorite authors list on Sept. 1, 2022 and instead encourage you to follow your favorite authors. Select ‘follow� on your favorite authors page or on each author’s profile page. This will ensure you get news about these authors and updates on their new books.
Updates to reviews creation
To streamline the review creation page on desktop, we will no longer include the options of who recommended a book and who to recommend it to after July 5, 2022. If you would like to recommend a book to a friend on ŷ, you can do this easily from the recommend a book page. If you would still like to record who recommended it within the book review, we suggest you add this directly to the review or in the private notes section on the review edit page (learn how to add a private note).
Owned books
As part of streamlining our reviews creation page on desktop, we're phasing out the option to add details about owned books such as condition and purchase date on July 5, 2022. Members will still have the option to mark a book as owned within the 'more details' section when writing their review on desktop. You can later view a list of your owned books by adding the owned books column in My Books (learn how to customize the My Books page). Visit our help center to learn how to create and add books to your 'owned' bookshelf.
Friend stories, Quizzes, Trivia, and/or Adding a photo to a book
ŷ will no longer support the creation of new quizzes, trivia, friend stories in the friend list, or photos to a book page effective July 5, 2022. These features will be removed from ŷ on Sept. 1, 2022.
To learn more about these upcoming changes or for help downloading your data, please visit our .
If you read this long, thank you so much! Hopefully this announcement helps you prepare for what's to come!
Happy Writing,
Ingrid