Goodreads users can now automatically import the print and ebooks they've purchased on Amazon into their Goodreads accounts.…
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Amazon adds Goodreads integration and more to first-gen Kindle Paperwhite
The early adopter tax on the first-generation Kindle Paperwhite is nearly gone: A software update is now available that brings Goodreads, Kindle FreeTime and more to the e-reader, bringing it up to par with the newest Kindle Paperwhite model.…
Read MoreAmazon’s Fire OS 3.1 hits Kindle tablets: Goodreads and Second Screen included
Got a Kindle Fire tablet? Starting today, you can get new features including deeper Goodreads integration and a function called Second Screen that can wirelessly "fling" video content from a Kindle Fire to a PlayStation 3 or Samsung HDTV set.…
Read MoreGoodreads apologizes to members whose reviews it deleted
Goodreads faced backlash when it said that it would delete reviews that focus on an author's behavior, rather than on a book's contents, without warning. Now the company says it will send users the text of their reviews before deleting them.…
Read MoreAs Goodreads grows up, it can’t please everyone. Should it try?
Goodreads has started deleting some content from its site. Some of the site's most passionate users are angry, but as Goodreads grows up it is going to face more challenges like this one.…
Read MoreGoodreads’ growing pains: Attempt to curtail author bullying angers many users
Goodreads has begun deleting book reviews that focus on a book's author rather than on its content. Some users are crying censorship, but Goodreads will face more challenges like this as its membership grows.…
Read MoreKobo stops using the Amazon-owned Goodreads API
Kobo is no longer using the Goodreads API to provide book ratings and reviews on its websites and apps. Maybe that's not surprising, since Goodreads was acquired by Amazon in March.…
Read MoreGoodreads hit with copyright suit over fan photo
Goodreads is being sued after a member of the book-sharing social network posted a celebrity photo to the site.…
Read MoreGigaOM Reads: A look back at the week in tech
Its a unicorn. No it's a phone. Actually it is Facebook Home, for now; Apple's China Syndrome is making it think different; The Bit coin boom (& bust); Chrome & WebKit go to war and did Vdio really kill the Rdio star?…
Read MoreThe deal Goodreads should’ve struck (hint: it wasn’t with Amazon)
Goodreads, the popular social network and review site for book lovers, is now part of Amazon. Imagine if it had instead paired up with Readmill, which offers a superior user reading experience.…
Read MoreAuthors Guild warns of monopoly in Amazon’s purchase of Goodreads
Amazon's purchase of Goodreads, an influential and independent social network for book lovers, is drawing fire from the Authors Guild.…
Read MoreAmazon acquires book-based social network Goodreads
Amazon is acquiring Goodreads, a book-focused social network with 16 million members. The acquisition is likely to decrease Goodreads' reputation as a neutral hub for authors and publishers.…
Read MoreHere’s the problem with book publishers’ discovery problem
When it comes to discoverability and walled gardens, there's a flip side.…
Read MoreThe “sock puppet” scandal: How to stop fake book reviews online
UK thriller author Stephen Leather's admission that he created fake accounts to review his own books has led to a storm of controversy over bad author behavior and "sock puppet" reviews. Here's what's happened so far and how bad author behavior might be fixed.…
Read MoreEbook Bestsellers Breakdown: Self-published romance climbs the lists
Good way for a book to become a NYT bestseller: Have Jeff Bezos write about it on Amazon's homepage. That's what happened to Jessica Park, whose self-pubbed "Flat-Out Love" got a Bezos shoutout on June 18. This week, it hits the NYT ebook list at #25.…
Read MoreE-book Bestsellers: A “new adult” romance for the college set
This weekly feature tells the backstory of how one e-book became a bestseller, and highlights bestselling titles that are selling more copies in digital than in print. This week: A "new adult" romance for the college crowd.…
Read MoreThis book plays itself on TV: E-book bestsellers breakdown
This new weekly feature tells the backstory of how one e-book became a bestseller, and highlights bestselling titles that are selling more copies in digital than in print. This week: A book that plays itself on TV.…
Read MoreE-book bestsellers breakdown: I married a billionaire
This weekly feature tells the backstory of how one e-book became a bestseller, and highlights bestselling titles that are selling better in digital than in print. This week: Marriage to a billionaire.…
Read MoreE-book bestsellers breakdown: Desert island romance
This new weekly feature tells the backstory of how one e-book became a bestseller, and highlights bestselling titles that are selling better in digital than in print. This week: Two castaways find romance on a desert island...and other bestsellers.…
Read MoreBook Discovery: How Many ‘Touchpoints’ To Purchase?
Social reading site Goodreads says the primary way its users discover new books to read is through search.…
Read MoreAs Goodreads Ends Sourcing From Amazon, Users Fear Lost Books
Book-centered social networking site Goodreads, which allows users to keep records of the books they read and share the information with oth……
Read MoreFinding the Value in Niche Networking
Networking is all about building relationships, but who says these relationships have to originate around our area of business? How can we harness the networks that exist for our personal interests as well?…
Read MoreVid-Biz: Flixwagon, AFTRA, Youku
Flixwagon Now Publicly Available; mobile broadcasting service also adds features like quality adjustments, two-way text chat, and group sharing. (TechCrunch) AFTRA Ratifies…
Read MoreKohjinsha SA-1: is it right for you?
OK, let’s get my mug off of the front page with some posts here; thanks for all the well wishes by the…
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