Thread: What if Barnes & Noble bought MobileRead?
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Old 04-01-2013, 10:51 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by latepaul View Post
Amazon bought Goodreads not for the community but for the data it collected. There's a big fat database of "people who like X also like Y". In theory Mobileread forum posts have some of that sort of data but getting it out would be painful.

B&N would be better off buying one of the other cataloging/reviewing sites or starting their own.
Exactly.
Amazon is getting Goodreads for its Market Research value.
B&N and the BPHs are more focused on Marketting than in market research.

As in: Market research is about finding out what consumers like/want/need so you can provide it, whereas Marketting is about convincing people to buy what you are already providing.
It's the difference between Goodreads and Bookish (and Author Solutions).

Besides, B&N can't buy Mobileread: Amazon already bought it a year ago today.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=173986
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