Is the new Goodreads Giveaways better than the old (free) one? Oh, and is the cost worth it?

Is the old free Goodreads giveaway the same program as the new no-longer-free Goodreads giveaway?

I suppose I could ask Goodreads or read some reviews, but I thought I’d just do it and see what happens.

I’ve had success with the free version recently (see screenshots below) and I just signed up for a new giveaway with the new system.

It now costs $59 (and will soon cost double that).

Let’s see how paid stacks up to free.

Here we go.