Sign in with Facebook
Exciting News About Goodreads: We're Joining the Amazon Family!
When Elizabeth and I started Goodreads from my living room seven years ago, we set out to create a better way for people to find and share books they love. It's been a wild ride seeing how the company has grown and watching as more than 16 million readers from across the globe have joined Goodreads and connected over a passion for books.
Today I'm really happy to announce a new milestone for Goodreads: We are joining the Amazon family. We truly could not think of a more perfect partner for Goodreads as we both share a love of books and an appreciation for the authors who write them. We also both love to invent products and services that touch millions of people.
I'm excited about this for three reasons:
1. With the reach and resources of Amazon, Goodreads can introduce more readers to our vibrant community of book lovers and create an even better experience for our members.
2. Our members have been asking us to bring the Goodreads experience to an e-reader for a long time. Now we're looking forward to bringing Goodreads to the most popular e-reader in the world, Kindle, and further reinventing what reading can be.
3. Amazon supports us continuing to grow our vision as an independent entity, under the Goodreads brand and with our unique culture.
It's important to be clear that Goodreads and the awesome team behind it are not going away. Goodreads will continue to be the wonderful community that we all cherish. We plan to continue offering you everything that you love about the site—the ability to track what you read, discover great books, discuss and share them with fellow book lovers, and connect directly with your favorite authors—and your reviews and ratings will remain here on Goodreads. And it's incredibly important to us that we remain a home for all types of readers, no matter if you read on paper, audio, digitally, from scrolls, or even stone tablets.
For all of you Kindle readers, there's obviously an extra bonus in this announcement. You've asked us for a long time to be able to integrate your Kindle and Goodreads experiences. Making that option a reality is one of our top priorities.
Our team gets out of bed every day motivated by the belief that the right book in the right hands can change the world. Now Goodreads can help make that happen in an even bigger and more meaningful way thanks to joining the Amazon family. (And if you want to be part of this, please check out our Jobs page for open positions. We've got a lot of hires to make!)
This is an emotional day for me. Goodreads is more than a company to me – it's something that Elizabeth and I created because we wanted it to exist. Since then it has grown a lot and become a place we love working at, full of incredibly smart and passionate people who also believe in our mission. I feel a little like a college graduate – happy to come to this milestone, nostalgic for the past amazing seven years, and incredibly, incredibly, excited for the future.
Otis
P.S. For the more official version of the announcement, here's the press release that went out today.
P.P.S. Please let us know – what integration with Kindle would you love to see the most?
Today I'm really happy to announce a new milestone for Goodreads: We are joining the Amazon family. We truly could not think of a more perfect partner for Goodreads as we both share a love of books and an appreciation for the authors who write them. We also both love to invent products and services that touch millions of people.
I'm excited about this for three reasons:
1. With the reach and resources of Amazon, Goodreads can introduce more readers to our vibrant community of book lovers and create an even better experience for our members.
2. Our members have been asking us to bring the Goodreads experience to an e-reader for a long time. Now we're looking forward to bringing Goodreads to the most popular e-reader in the world, Kindle, and further reinventing what reading can be.
3. Amazon supports us continuing to grow our vision as an independent entity, under the Goodreads brand and with our unique culture.
It's important to be clear that Goodreads and the awesome team behind it are not going away. Goodreads will continue to be the wonderful community that we all cherish. We plan to continue offering you everything that you love about the site—the ability to track what you read, discover great books, discuss and share them with fellow book lovers, and connect directly with your favorite authors—and your reviews and ratings will remain here on Goodreads. And it's incredibly important to us that we remain a home for all types of readers, no matter if you read on paper, audio, digitally, from scrolls, or even stone tablets.
For all of you Kindle readers, there's obviously an extra bonus in this announcement. You've asked us for a long time to be able to integrate your Kindle and Goodreads experiences. Making that option a reality is one of our top priorities.
Our team gets out of bed every day motivated by the belief that the right book in the right hands can change the world. Now Goodreads can help make that happen in an even bigger and more meaningful way thanks to joining the Amazon family. (And if you want to be part of this, please check out our Jobs page for open positions. We've got a lot of hires to make!)
This is an emotional day for me. Goodreads is more than a company to me – it's something that Elizabeth and I created because we wanted it to exist. Since then it has grown a lot and become a place we love working at, full of incredibly smart and passionate people who also believe in our mission. I feel a little like a college graduate – happy to come to this milestone, nostalgic for the past amazing seven years, and incredibly, incredibly, excited for the future.
Otis
P.S. For the more official version of the announcement, here's the press release that went out today.
P.P.S. Please let us know – what integration with Kindle would you love to see the most?
Comments Showing 2,151-2,200 of 2,216 (2216 new)
Allison wrote: "That would ... be recorded on Amazon as such"Not if you had it sent to your own place, so you could wrap it yourself and give it in person. I don't want anything automated here, unless it's opt in.
Lisa wrote: "Allison wrote: "That would ... be recorded on Amazon as such"Not if you had it sent to your own place, so you could wrap it yourself and give it in person. I don't want anything automated here, u..."
sounds reasonable
I hope the review process at Goodreads does not change. I have submitted many reviews for books at Amazon that have never appeared on the book pages. I never got an explanation why they were rejected. As an author, I am encouraged when I get a review, whether good or bad, because it helps me know what my audience is looking for, liked, or didn't like. Reviews have helped me write better book descriptions and my next book.
Authors are not allowed to review other books in their genre, at least not negatively. It is all a bit vague, however.
A.L. wrote: "Authors are not allowed to review other books in their genre, at least not negatively. It is all a bit vague, however."Thanks A.L. I didn't know about the genre restriction. All of my reviews were positive though. Chris
Val wrote: "Much of the appeal of this site was its independence. I don't like this idea, and I hope we don't get bombarded with all things Amazon. I agree with the idea that any crossover between GR and Amazo..."Ditto! I love my Nook and I what I loved most about this site was that it WAS independent of any one book seller. I'm already seeing the negative affects of this merger. There are more stringent review guidelines. So so unfortunate!
NinaReader wrote: "Ditto! I love my Nook and I what I loved most about this site was that it WAS independent of any one book seller. I'm already seeing the negative affects of this merger. There are more stringent review guidelines. So so unfortunate! Not that those guideline changes have been publicized, either...
I'm not happy about this. Amazon bought out Shelfari a long time ago and look what happened to them. I hate the personal information issue with Amazon and I don't want my reviews and pictures on goodreads to be shared with Amazon's website. If I did then I would post reviews separately on Amazon's website.
I've gotten a sponsored email now, recommending a book that is not on my Read or To Read list at all, although I have read some other books by that author. Never gotten one before--is this because of Amazon? Highly disappointed, especially since I can't see a way to opt out of it (I don't mind friends' recommendations, but dislike intensely automated computer-generated ones). Nothing in the help section either.
I guess I am really out of the loop. I didn't realize that Goodreads was acquired by Amazon. I will be rethinking my participation on this site and looking for an alternative.
Suzy wrote: "I guess I am really out of the loop. I didn't realize that Goodreads was acquired by Amazon. I will be rethinking my participation on this site and looking for an alternative."I don't blame you. It's definitely something to think about.
Amaya wrote: "Suzy wrote: "I guess I am really out of the loop. I didn't realize that Goodreads was acquired by Amazon. I will be rethinking my participation on this site and looking for an alternative."I don't blame you. It's definitely something to think about."
I just signed up for ThirdScribe beta!
Suzy wrote: "Amaya wrote: "Suzy wrote: "I guess I am really out of the loop. I didn't realize that Goodreads was acquired by Amazon. I will be rethinking my participation on this site and looking for an alterna..."I've never heard of that one. Is it any good?
Amaya wrote: "Suzy wrote: "Amaya wrote: "Suzy wrote: "I guess I am really out of the loop. I didn't realize that Goodreads was acquired by Amazon. I will be rethinking my participation on this site and looking f..."I've never heard of that one. Is it any good?
It is brand new but a few different sites and blogs are commenting that it has a lot of potential. Right now you can sign up to be notified when the site is fully up. I am looking forward to it!
Suzy wrote: "Amaya wrote: "Suzy wrote: "Amaya wrote: "Suzy wrote: "I guess I am really out of the loop. I didn't realize that Goodreads was acquired by Amazon. I will be rethinking my participation on this site..."Thanks for the info! I'll check into it.
I am a part of Amazon Goodread..I have yet nee to get more how it works..so many glicts..New at it..does it really works? my book is The Verdict Of a Closed Case""it is also listed with Amazon Kindle..on Nooks..need more information....
I would like to see the affiliate program from amazon.ca or .com associated with GoodReads. This way, if someone purchases a book by clicking on a book I read/recommended, I would get compensated. :)
¡Qué página tan útil! no la conocía hasta que llegué a ella por un artículo que leí en Amazon. Como soy un autor desconocido, espero que mi primer libro pueda ser visto por muchos hispanoparlantes, mientras lo puedo traducir al inglés.
Aunque hay lectores inconformes con la alianza Goodreads - Amazon, con mis respetos, considero que es importante el mayor radio de acción que tendrá la cobertura del servicio, resultando un mayor beneficio para unos y otros.
Alfonso Luengas
I am incredibly disappointed that Goodreads isn't on the update for the Kindle Paperwhite Gen 1. Major fail :( I would love to use this integration as I love Goodreads but refuse to buy another Paperwhite when mine is still great.
Would like to have the audible books I get ( Amazon is Audible ) placed into Goodreads shelve.
I would like my "to read" shelf to be integrated with my Amazon "wishlist." That way people can buy me the books on my list! (I don't want them to be required to have a separate Goodreads account)
All these integrations and merges should be "opt-in." Frankly, I don't want to own every book on my "to read" shelf! Not to mention I still really don't want Amazon to have all of my info.
We currently have our book, The Third Shift Book on Amazon.com and I typed it in your search and it's not coming up!
Dawn wrote: "All these integrations and merges should be "opt-in." Frankly, I don't want to own every book on my "to read" shelf! Not to mention I still really don't want Amazon to have all of my info."I agree.
I Just don't know... I sort of appreciated that good reads was not a place to buy books. I've thought that the recommendation algorythm needed work, but believed that it wasn't trying to sell me a book, but the lists have worked well for recommendations as well. I'd hate to see Amazon screw this up by messing with either the recommendations or the lists to interject books they are trying to push. If Amazon is merely to be a link to purchase and have an autopopulate choice function, I wouldn't care much about that and may even find it convenient. But if Amazon is allowed access and any influence what so ever over recommendations or lists or reviews, that would sort of ruin what Goodreads is. I want to find a good book and share my thoughts on the books I read. Not find a best seller and share my preferences with a marketing group. Though I do shop at Amazon, I'd like them to market to me there and keep their marketing team out of Goodreads.
Daniel wrote: "I Just don't know... I sort of appreciated that good reads was not a place to buy books. I've thought that the recommendation algorythm needed work, but believed that it wasn't trying to sell me a ..."Well said!!!
Jacquie wrote: "for me, I would like to be able to post one review and have it go to both sites"Where the hell is the like button? This would be a great feature.
I am not noticing any real differences from before the acquisition. Just wish there was some sort of feature for general discussions though. I recall reading a series of books when I was in grade 7/8 but have no idea who the author was or any of the actual titles, just a general idea of what the series was. With a general discussion area maybe someone could help me in identifying them (I am thinking my 11 year old would like them if I could find any of them).
John wrote: "I recall reading a series of books when I was in grade 7/8 but have no idea who the author was or any of the actual titles, just a general idea of what the series was. With a general discussion area maybe someone could help me in identifying them (I am thinking my 11 year old would like them if I could find any of them). "John, Try this group:
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...
Members there will help you try to find those books.
Families often use one Amazon account to register all of their Kindles, so they can share the books they buy as a family. But you can connect only one Goodreads account to your Amazon account. It would be better if you could attach any Goodreads account to any kindle. So one Amazon account would have many kindles, and each kindle could be attached to the same or a different goodreads account.
Felicitas wrote: "So I hope all the missing book covers come back to Goodreads?!"I AGREE!
Never connected my goodreads account to amazon and definitely don't plan on doing that in the future. Neat idea for those who do actually like linking accounts, just not something that I like at all.
I am an author on Amazon Kindle books. They are not actually books, they are short stories. Does Good Read review stories like mine? My name is Theodore Shiskin.Some of my stories are BLOWN AWAY, TWINS,THE RED WIG,
TROUBLE in CADENCE.
Do not see this as a win for authors, publishers or readers, given Amazon's ugly business tactics. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/04/opi...
I am less and less happy about my beloved Goodreads being intertwined with Amazon, considering Amazon's unfair dealings with book publishers and by extension, authors. Are the Goodreads executives troubled by this? I can only hope so.
Lisa wrote: "John wrote: "I recall reading a series of books when I was in grade 7/8 but have no idea who the author was or any of the actual titles, just a general idea of what the series was. With a general d..."Thanks. I have taken your advice.
A couple people have asked about reviews posted on Amazon going to GoodReads and the reverse. As an author, I'd be really interested in this feature.
Theodore wrote: "I am an author on Amazon Kindle books. They are not actually books, they are short stories. Does Good Read review stories like mine? My name is Theodore Shiskin.Some of my stories are BLOWN AWAY, ..."
Goodreads has many novellas and short stories.
Elizabeth (Miss Eliza) wrote: "Oh, I second Jacquie. That would be fablous to have the reviews linked!"I second that, too! Or third it.
As an author, I'd like to integrate the Goodreads reviews of my book with Amazon. The former has 70 reviews of my book, whereas Amazon.ca has only 6.
I have a debut novel I want to publish, "Another Way to Run."Any ideas anyone? Marco Portales
I have a question - My Amazon account is in my own name, Shirley Stanford, but I use my pen-name, Shirley Ford for Goodreads and anything to do with my books. Can I link the 2 accounts and keep my own name private? I really don't want the two linked.
Your comments here confuse me. Is it that we will pay money for Goodreads? I have problem locating my book on Goodread.
can you post a review to one place and it post to both goodreads and amazonif so how do I link?
Jacquie wrote: "for me, I would like to be able to post one review and have it go to both sites"I totally agree. Was this ever done? Jacquie's post was from 2013. I'm asking how to do it on 4/9/16??
Isn't it easy enough to copy and paste reviews? I post in 4 places by doing this.
Lisa wrote: "Isn't it easy enough to copy and paste reviews? I post in 4 places by doing this."It is, but given the corporate integration here, with Amazon, and Audible, it would be nice to pull the reading history and commentary together as well, wouldn't it? It's slowly getting better, but only very slowly.
Matt, As long as it's opt in. I never post reviews on Amazon.
That would ... be recorded on Amazon as such