Amazon set to purchase Goodreads

A couple of days ago, it was announced that Amazon intends to buy Goodreads, which is one of the primary online communities for readers. It’s an interesting development, not least due to Amazon’s huge reach around the world.

It’s thought that the deal is set to be finalised within the next few months, and it will definitely be interesting to see the direction that the venture takes once it has gone through. The co-founder of Goodreads has said that the deal should help the company speed up the process of taking its user experience to people around the world, while Amazon has said that the two companies share a passion for reinventing reading.

In the meantime, you can read more about the Amazon/Goodreads deal here.