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Old 01-19-2016, 11:54 PM   #1
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Amazon to kill off Shelfari (merge with Goodreads)
Was browsing and just came across this...

Amazon Kills Shelfari
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It’s official, the day that I’ve been dreading for several years has arrived. Amazon, which owns both Goodreads and Shelfari, has decided that it no longer cares to maintain Shelfari. Officially, “Shelfari is merging with Goodreads.” But let’s call it what it is: a shutdown. I feel like I’m losing a best friend and I’m pissed off...
http://thereadersroom.org/2016/01/12...ills-shelfari/


Sure enough, I logged into my pretty much never used Shelfari account and there's a big banner across the page with a link that leads to the announcement...
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For the past few years, Amazon has supported two online communities of readers: Shelfari and Goodreads. Both services share the same mission - helping readers find new books and share their reading - so it makes sense to merge them and create a great experience for readers on just one platform: Goodreads. We plan to complete the transition of the Shelfari community onto Goodreads by March 16, 2016...
http://www.shelfari.com/moveToGoodre...riAndGoodreads
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Old 01-20-2016, 12:22 AM   #2
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There's been some discussion in the GR Feedback group:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show...helfari-merger
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Old 01-20-2016, 12:26 AM   #3
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Yes, I think the move from Shelfari to Goodreads hasn't been neither good announced nor smooth.
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Old 01-20-2016, 01:09 AM   #4
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I think it would have been nice if Goodreads staff had been the ones to set out a Welcome mat/thread/announcement in Feedback or site-wide, instead of a Shelfari user having to be the one to start the discussion. Seems there are a lot of dedicated users who go back many years...definitely have my sympathy, it's tough to let go of a community, even if there's a new 'home.'
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Old 01-20-2016, 07:51 AM   #5
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Well, that explains several things then. I was wondering what all the activity at Leafmarks was about, and now I know.
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Yeah. This blows. If you try to migrate your data, be prepared for an unholy mess, not to mention losing Shelfari's functionality.
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