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AI Book Discoverability Index · genre

Romance

9,153 citations · 884 distinct domains · Reddit cited 315× here · live index, updated continuously (18 Jul 2026)

The 10 sources AI cites most for romance

'Books' = how many distinct audited titles the source was cited for — every ranked domain must span at least two, so one book can never skew the list. Click a domain to see a real cited URL.

1goodreads.com68757 bks
2en.wikipedia.org60456 bks
3youtube.com36053 bks
4reddit.com31548 bks
5penguinrandomhouse.com29654 bks
6shereadsromancebooks.com18951 bks
7audible.com16732 bks
8reedsy.com16656 bks
9owlcrate.com14934 bks
10litcharts.com14225 bks
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🔑 Niche kingmakers (outliers)

Domains that punch above their weight inside this genre but barely register globally — the hidden gatekeepers AI trusts here specifically.

shereadsromancebooks.com189× hereacross 51 books#1 in genre · #96 global
dcl.bibliocommons.com139× hereacross 50 books#2 in genre · #110 global
nypl.org126× hereacross 47 books#3 in genre · #122 global
travellingbookjunkie.com107× hereacross 50 books#4 in genre · #194 global
novel-software.com91× hereacross 45 books#5 in genre · #164 global
webuybooks.co.uk73× hereacross 29 books#6 in genre · #289 global

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Where AI gets its romance book recommendations

Romance — top sources card

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  <img src="https://visibility.publishing.co.uk/book-index/embed/genre-romance"
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<p>Source: <a href="https://visibility.publishing.co.uk/book-index/romance">
publishing.co.uk AI Book Discoverability Index</a></p>

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Built from live citations across the four citation-transparent engines (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity). A domain must be cited for at least two different audited books to rank; domains sourced ≥70% from one title are excluded. Book-level scores and the full domain list are part of the £29.99 report. Full detail: methodology.