Goodreads is now part of Amazonia
Are you a member of Goodreads?
If so how do you feel now that it has been acquired by Amazon? Reaction was mixed. When I found out I was quoted as saying "it kind of takes the fun out of it." Now I have just logged in for the first time since learning of it and spent a few minutes poking around. In all it feels much the same as it ever did. This didn't really surprise me. I was fairly certain that Amazon wasn't going to mess with a good thing so much as gather data on our incredibly valuable and influential opinions.In that respect I was cheered enough to edit two of my book reviews.
What did strike me was that the site had barely a mention of the fact. I went to the about us section and from there had to go to the blog before I saw any mention of it from the Goodreads staff. There was also a link to Amazon's press release.
What do you think. Is the fun over?
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