| When Amazon announced it purchased ebook community website GoodReads, it polarized many hardcore readers. There was a large segment of users that thought that their darling website would transform into something they wouldn’t want to use anymore. Other people were excited about the possibility of the eventual incorporation of many of the websites features into next iteration of Kindle e-Readers. Last month we ran a survey that asked the question, “What do you think of Amazon Purchasing GoodReads?” 452 users cast their vote, giving us a great indication of how people are feeling about the whole issue. According to our data, the vast majority of people really hate the news (26.99%) and think its bad for readers (37.69%). 17% of readers are excited about the prospect of the GoodReads API or some aspects of the service built into future Kindle products (17.1%). Finally, only a paltry 14% were excited about the news and are celebrating the move. At Book Expo America 2013, we spoke to the head of the Amazon Kindle eBook division and Otis Chandler. Neither party had concrete information on what the future of GoodReads will be. My impression is that it will take around six months or longer to wrestle with the internal decision on what to do with the technology. What Do You Think of Amazon Purchasing GoodReads? is a post from: E-Reader News |
Friday, July 5, 2013
What Do You Think of Amazon Purchasing GoodReads?
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