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On the condition that the owner never sells the business? C'mon. I have been a goodreads member for many years. I have contributed to site in the interests of the community - not the owner. This does not change at all with the sale. The people that use the site will still be the same. I will continue to contribute because I do so for the benefit of the community.
It was always the intention that Goodreads would be sold. Thats what venture capital is for. It's what all startups hope for.
Most commenters do not think that Goodreads was profitable and whilst there could be an argument that it could be run on a not-for-profit basis - it is enormously expensive to run a site on that scale. There is almost no chance of a similar site springing up to take its place that will not do so in the hope of a future aquision. To be fair, out of all the big corporations that could have bought it - i'm pleased that it is Amazon.
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