tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753047208077056954.post7963297810843883338..comments2023-11-09T07:09:33.891-08:00Comments on Utah Children's Writers: Amazon Buys GoodreadsSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10166492055392141231noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753047208077056954.post-24035569888221824712013-04-01T16:19:49.557-07:002013-04-01T16:19:49.557-07:00I hadn't heard this either. I love Goodreads a...I hadn't heard this either. I love Goodreads and I get nearly all my reading ideas from there. I'm hoping it doesn't change too much! Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16209537361618766497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753047208077056954.post-3418903710762052402013-03-29T13:00:58.019-07:002013-03-29T13:00:58.019-07:00I agree, Katie. Amazon has been very valuable to m...I agree, Katie. Amazon has been very valuable to me, because a lot of what I read is not easy to find, especially in a county without a single independent secular bookstore. I've spent quite a bot of money there, and that's not likely to change. But my favorite thing about Goodreads is--was, I guess, now--its independence and seller agnosticism.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07450784902644202694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753047208077056954.post-30741777569663706782013-03-29T12:23:25.507-07:002013-03-29T12:23:25.507-07:00This is the first I have heard of the acquisition ...This is the first I have heard of the acquisition and I am so disappointed! I love Goodreads for all of the reasons you mentioned, and I do not want it to change in the hands of a bookseller. It's not that I don't like Amazon, but I want them to be separate. Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18390549833480894919noreply@blogger.com