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Originally Posted by kyteflyer
Not hopeful that Goodreads will still exist in a year or two. I remember the glowing press when they bought Stanza. They don't want any competition. At all.
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While I'm in agreement that they don't want any competition, I don't see how it applies here. Goodreads doesn't sell books. They provide a feature that allows users to search their favorite places (not just stores, but also libraries and archives) for books, but it's not a primary feature of the site. (It's an awkward feature anyway, which can be tricky to use, so I can't be the only one who often finds it easier to just open up a new tab and search for the book myself.)
The only way Goodreads will disappear is if Goodreads / Amazon pulls some sort of boneheaded move that causes everyone to leave. I'm not ruling that out, mind you; as I stated previously, I'm taking a wait and see approach. But I don't believe Amazon bought it to kill it like they've done with others. They now have access to the data of 13 million readers - I don't see them tossing that in the trash on purpose.