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SEARCHER’S VOICE > SC1 i09 Club io9.com/tag/io9-book-club “io9 is a daily publication that science fiction, science, covers book club Its and the future.” book as an online operates discussion that often includes author as well. the book’s and find other interesting blogs, blogs, and find other interesting writers and avid readers.” ONLINE SEARCHER SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT ONLINE SEARCHER SUPPLEMENTAL JUL | AUG 2013 BookLikes .com look and feel as has the same It for similar and allows sharing,functions in organizing, social with a strong and rating gathers book “BookLikes sensibility. writers reviews, book bloggers, lovers, the all over from and avid readers their reviews world who can share updates reading and other writings, Online to the article (Vol. 37, No. 4), pp. 38–41. “Goodreads: Meets July/August 2013 issue of July/August Readers Advisory,”Readers appearing in the Searcher Supplemental Content Supplemental

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Goodreads beyond look decided to who have professionals, options. brings up some interesting some good reads, for the pros. from suggestions the top are Here M .com/home of widely hyped project This is a new, hoping publishers, well-known three connect authors and directly to more publishers. their through readers taps the expertise of authors, “Bookish their editors and their publishers to us which Tell the best reads. find you you show like and we’ll books you like them.” more Bookish SEARCHER’S VOICE > SC2 , which Valioo , a relative newcom- , a relative (thirdscribe.com) is still (thirdscribe.com) Hunch ThirdScribe Other noteworthy, but still too new to noteworthy, Other er (hunch.com), is owned by eBay. by er (hunch.com), is owned ambitious mission is to build a “Hunch’s connect- web, of the entire Graph’ ‘Taste ing every with their person on the web to elec- books affinity for anything, from vacation gadgets to fashion or tronic of com- forefront is at the Hunch spots. bining algorithmic learning machine content, with the goal with user-curated better recommendations of providing for everyone.” “book based in beta but intends to be a dedicated to helping around and authors connect” readers ability to fol- “the aims to offer It books. all social media authors across your low all of the out from filtered in one place, can like and get information You noise. with the interact on any book or series, experiences. your and share authors, discussions take place at the book Book a hundred out across not spread page, Write site wide forum threads. different and at the book page, right there reviews across from can access other reviews you are There as well.” rightthe web there some of the best. but these are others, is looking for beta testers. If you’re inter- you’re If is looking for beta testers. ested, the contact information is scan .valioo.com. YourNextRead yournextread.com/us feature only we YourNextRead “At have have told us you books you for and recommended enjoyed read, for a book … Search others to read will and we enjoyed have already you book other people’s give you should be There recommendations. quite a few book recommendations has and each one to go through from descriptions and reviews (with more and Goodreads to come in the future).” a new startup options include evaluate, in development, currently separated file. … Our system has no system … Our file. separated you at all (though agenda commercial items recommended can buy the of course), and is Amazon, through people on items that real based purely actually like.” ONLINE SEARCHER SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT ONLINE SEARCHER SUPPLEMENTAL JUL | AUG 2013 “Local and independent but also “Local What Should I Read Next? whatshouldireadnext.com WSIRN “The of latest version The major 2012. in August relaunched the ability to create are new features can than one booklist, so you more manage books in whatever way you them with other like (and share mobile- people), and … a responsive, can now You friendly version of the site. import a whole list of ISBN numbers page or a comma- a web from www.thinreads.com original reviews features “Thin Reads interviewsof singles, and of authors writingprofiles ebook and news and commentarysingles, about the ebook single market analysis weekly including an exclusive of the best-selling fiction and non- fiction ebook singles sold at Amazon. its own also features Thin Reads than 600 ebook of more dating back to 2010. singles available publication The database includes title, description, author, publisher, date, platform.” length, and retail Thin Reads The Reading Room thereadingroom.com The Reading global and social … readers aims to provide Room.com with a trusted community in which can access good book you the latest read recommendations, sources respected from book reviews and Times, York The New such as latest releases new writers, discover is registration Free and best sellers.” to enter into this book required much which is organized community, with clubs, like Goodreads, author book reviews, bookshelves, interviews, options for connecting to and the ability to log your booksellers, bookshelf. and manage your reading ratings and other social aspects. The aspects. and other social ratings editors in 23 categoriessystem has to content and is actively help guide site has a The to get content. working it, but it feel to or quickly. rather appears to be evolving Riffle rifflebooks.com using on it relies released, Just Likes and your existing of your Likes to form the core friends’ Once Goodreads recommendations. Riffle began to adjust was purchased, and for reviews its design to allow LibraryThing .com is an online service“LibraryThing to help people catalog their books easily. from catalog can access your You mobile on your anywhere—even everyone Because catalogs phone. LibraryThing also connects together, comes up people with the same books, next, with suggestions for what to read and so forth. … LibraryThing is a full- cataloging application, powered all the Library of Congress, searching and more sites, five national Amazon can edit You than 690 world libraries. and sort it, information,your search or subjects, own books with your ‘’ and Dewey use the Library of Congress collection. your systems to organize can check out other people’s You see who has the most similar libraries, swap reading library to yours, suggestions and so forth. LibraryThing also makes book recommendations based on the of the other libraries.” IndieBRAG .bragmedallion.com of people who a group represent “We self- about reading passionate are call We books. ‘indie’ or published Readers ourselves the Book mission is … Our Group Appreciation part quality on the of to recognize both printauthors who self-publish judge The readers and digital books … the merits of the books based on our proprietaryThe single list of criteria. most important criterion ask that we to use in judging a book is our readers would recommend whether or not they it to their best friend. Once a book we of quality, meets this standard and Medallion, it our B.R.A.G. award along with other medallion recipients, this .” on it is presented SEARCHER’S VOICE SC3 Egghead.com 2001 URL and Egghead’s acquired Having intellectual property assets (including customer data) in bankruptcy court, Alexa April 1999 access to a well- Amazon Gave advertising-supported developed, “free navigation service with that works Web useful to provide browsers Internet information about the sites being [phx sites” and suggest related viewed .corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=976 64&p=irol-newsArticle_Print&ID=232 864&=]. Leep Technology 1999 as an Amazon operated Now Leep developed tools and subsidiary, patents for database queries and Management. Relationship Customer and thirdly having done that, for the and thirdly to purpose of shutting the site down at now share market its own increase 15% commission and $40 a month flat listing fees as opposed to Bibliofind’s and Bibliofind: $25 a month?” (“Amazon Patrol, Book Cassidy, Brian A History,” 19. 2008; http://www.bookpatrol Aug. .net/2008/08/amazon-and-bibliofind- history.html#.UX36wdeYN1Y). ONLINE SEARCHER SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT ONLINE SEARCHER SUPPLEMENTAL JUL | AUG 2013 The Bibliofind Bibliofind 1999 of the with the purchase Acquired “Bibliofind company Exchange.com. to has combined with Amazon.com used, and millions of rare, provide out-of-print the world’s books through for Search bookstore. online No.1 our titles from millions of hard-to-find and trusted community of Bibliofind (http://www booksellers” Amazon.com .amazon.com/Bibliofind-com/b?ie=UT F8&node=299899011). to be very acquisition proved with one analyst asking, controversial, unlikely that it seem entirely “Does in 1999 had bought Bibliofind Amazon its $185 million from firstly to extract and pass this to its IPO shareholders the ‘steal’ secondly to insiders, bookdealers of Bibliofind’s customer’s for its fledgling used book marketplace Junglee Corporation August 1998 gave Junglee California-based of leading provider “the Amazon virtual database Web-based advanced (VDB) can help technology that on shoppers find millions of products Listing both Junglee the Internet.” this of products, reviews and Amazon product “online India-focused is comparison and advertising site” still listed in beta mode.

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August 1998 Enterprises gave Sage Acquiring access to a successful suite Amazon of calendaring features—including “key e-commerce notifications and of PlanetAll.com features related into our main site at [which were] noted in his Bezos Amazon.com,” announcement of the purchase. use innovative is the most “PlanetAll simply a seen. It’s I’ve of the Internet in doing something as breakthrough fundamental and important as PlanetAll The reason staying in touch. 1.5 million members—and is has over even faster than the growing creates simple: It Internet—is I for its users. value extraordinary one to be will prove believe PlanetAll of the most important online (phx.corporate-ir.net/ applications” phoenix.zhtml?c=97664&p=irol- newsArticle&ID=233831&highlight=). PlanetAll.com

Bookpages & Telebook April 1998 Britain’s the time of acquisition, At Telebook and ’s Bookpages two leading online booksellers were longer separate No in their countries. the sites became the entities, online foundation of Amazon’s in the U.K. (amazon.co.uk) presence and Germany (www.amazon.de). Amazon’s History of Acquisition History Amazon’s

build the company. The company has tens of billions of of billions has tens company The build the company. software, the technologies, buy disposal to at its dollars its position. The bolster needs to that it or companies in a the latest is just of Goodreads acquisition recent its growth to key been line of acquisitions that have long of some a partial list just Here’s and development. purchases. relevant A SEARCHER’S VOICE > SC4 2010 This social site began in 2007 features and included such innovative as the ability of individual artists to sell their music; demand/popularity- focused, algorithm-based pricing yet efforts (which kept prices low competitive); and significant social including the supportnetworking of Record Fantasy Its various causes. allowed Facebook Label app through up their own users to dream these of favorite songs and to share was one of Amazon picks with others. capital sources, the initial venture of the site, eventually gaining control and in 2010 announced that all sales and to Amazon would be redirected the site would be discontinued. 2011 maker was This voice-recognition before just months Amazon by acquired phone the latest Apple introduced Apple As voice controls. with -powered acquisitions, with other below-the-radar never publicly commented on Amazon acquisition Yap’s or even confirmed (cltblog.com/23836). ’s Stanza Lexcycle’s 2009 and other This app for reading once digital publications was program the best ebook considered platformsthat crossed and attracted Once than 4 million downloads. more promised Amazon, by purchased never materialized, and improvements after months of no updates to the homepage in 2011, the Lexcycle defunct. Although the became website for downloads, is still available product diminished. its usability is greatly AbeBooks will maintain all its web will maintain AbeBooks site. web its Canadian including sites, will continue to have sites The web such as content, country-specific books of Canadian-authored reviews and interviews writers” of Canadian (phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml ?c=176060&p=irol-newsArticle&ID= 1231146&highlight=). ONLINE SEARCHER SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT ONLINE SEARCHER SUPPLEMENTAL JUL | AUG 2013 .net/phoenix.zhtml?c= AbeBooks 2008 resulted The acquisition of AbeBooks relationships, of interesting in a web at least included since AbeBooks in a variety of partial ownership and services, including FillZ, Chrislands, Bookfinder.com, Justbooks Gojaba.com, IberLibro.com, and a 40% stake in LibraryThing. is an “AbeBooks 110 million with over for books, and out-of-print primarily used, rare thousands of books listed for sale by around independent booksellers from noted in its press Amazon the world,” will continue to “AbeBooks release. function as a stand-alone operation Victoria, Columbia. British based in 2008 that once This left many complaining data and got hold of customer Amazon with no effortsystem, it left the website the site. to maintain or improve looking officials were Shelfari However, to the new alliance in forward “With more announcing the deal: expertise in and Amazon’s resources people come building a platform where a lot of new are there ideas, to share that will opportunities in the future the meantime, In benefit each of you. continue to have access to the you’ll community and tools that you’ve great and used on the site” always known the Amazon.com Joins (“Shelfari 25, 2008; blog.shelfari Aug. Family,” .com/my_weblog/2008/08/shelfari- joins-the-amazoncom-family.html). the website this a bad deal? Had Was Or was Principle? its Peter just reached competition by just outdone Shelfari and others? Goodreads from 176060&p=irol-newsArticle&ID= 1120199&highlight=). programs, including and including programs, more content from word other spoken partnersthan 520 content that include publishers, leading magazine entertainers, broadcasters, and and newspaper publishers, (phx business information providers” .corporate-ir “The leading provider of spoken audio “The leading provider information and entertainment on the in the websites its Through Internet. U.S. and U.K. and alliances in Germany 80,000 offers over and , 2008 Audible.com 2007 “The independent publisher of largest The States. audiobooks in the United to acquisition will enable Amazon closely with the book work community to further expand the in audio number of books produced customers with an format and provide selection of audiobooks to even greater and buy” (phx.corporate find, discover -ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol -newsArticle&ID=1006035&highlight=). Brilliance Audio, Inc. BookSurge, LLC 2005 global leader in inventory-free “A book printing … and fulfillment [with] a catalog of thousands of titles that can be printed and on-demand for sale on Amazon.com” available are (http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix .zhtml?c=97664&p=irol-newsArticle& ID=691258&highlight=). Joyo.com 2004 was the of acquisition, Joyo the time At in entertainment online largest retailer purchase, announcing the . In this “through noted that Amazon will blend acquisition, Amazon.com expertise in serving the Joyo.com’s with Amazon.com’s Chinese market experience as one of the world’s This leading online retailers. to Joyo.com combination will allow its customer experience and improve (phx.corporate-ir its business” grow .net/phoenix.zhtml?c=97664&p=irol- newsArticle&ID=605325&highlight=). as Amazon’s operates The site now Chinese portal at amazon.cn. Amazon sought to relaunch Egghead’s to relaunch sought Amazon and the URL however, website; service been incorporated has since site. Amazon into the larger SEARCHER’S VOICE > SC5 So, what future is there for Goodreads is there what future So, goodreads.com/group/ show/94496-u-of-u-mpa- mpp-book-club Leeds University Book Club goodreads.com/group/show/ 102365-leeds-university-book-club Sacramento Public Library goodreads.com/group/ show/87232-sacramento- public-library University of Utah Chapter of Pi Alpha Alpha sucking all of the potential opportunitiessucking all to stave off competition. and innovations is now even that perception However, study 63-page A recent under scrutiny. “Retailers finds, Stanley JP Morgan from and the margin, source need to act faster, many are is on. But war for the last mile share so incremental forward, moving to take Amazon difficult for will be more in the are believe we We than it has been. shift in the mar- early stages of a positive threat” of the Amazon perception ket’s Death of Its The Reports Retail: Box (“Big Can Retail Exaggerated; Greatly Are https://mar World,” Thrive in an AMZN kets.jpmorgan.com/research/EmailPub Servlet?action=open&hashcode= -gdnkrm1&doc=GPS-1105378-0). as an independent, unbiased social one knows No for book lovers? network history with Stan- but Amazon’s for sure, isn’t and others Shelfari, za, Amie Street, On the other hand, Amazon’s promising. (dpreview.com) of DP Review purchase for quality infor- in 2007, a site known and mation on digital photography in any resulted hasn’t digital cameras, or perspective for in quality decrease an in- the publication, which remains dependent voice for photographers. will tell. Time ONLINE SEARCHER SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT ONLINE SEARCHER SUPPLEMENTAL JUL | AUG 2013 Compiling this listing wasn’t easy. this listing wasn’t Compiling And this adds to the image of Amazon Hartsville (SC) Memorial Library goodreads.com/group/show/ 98537-hartsville-memorial-library- reading-challenge & Shawnee Co. Topeka Public Library goodreads.com/group/show/50549- topeka-shawnee-co-public-library (NZ) Wellington City Libraries goodreads.com/group/show/ 82434-wellington-reads A SHY SUITOR? is notably shy about some of its Amazon with many of these activities, corporate cor- own Amazon’s events missing from releas- press archived timelines, porate competitors Many and other avenues. es, the contacted for this article stressed has, impact that Amazon controlling and using acquisition to fuel growth deep pockets (more using its change, cash) to buy than $32 billion is available what it needs or what appears to be a po- dom- tential competitor in its increasing inance in all things online. cleaner as a giant vacuum WalMart, à la reported size of Goodreads—this buy of Goodreads—this size reported With media. in the covered was widely that members—a number 16 million in just the past year— has doubled 525 million books lining who have and have their online bookshelves than 23 million reviews, written more for trove this is clearly a treasure become has Goodreads Amazon. the clear leader for peer and social recommendations of existence, cataloging in its 6 years the even though many question numbers. of the reported veracity

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