Packer quotes Russ Grandinetti, the vice-president of Kindle content who asserts that, because of GoodReads, gatekeepers are no longer necessary, ««Suddenly, we're not locked into hearing the opinions of a
small number of reviewers in
newspapers»» and
adds an unattributed aside, which is presumably Packer's own, «Professional reviewers are fading out anyway, along with librarians and bookshop owners.»