Comments on: As Goodreads Ends Sourcing From Amazon, Users Fear Lost Books http://paidcontent.org/2012/01/27/419-as-goodreads-ends-agreement-with-amazon-users-fear-lost-books/ The economics of digital content Sun, 19 May 2013 12:06:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: kimberly duquette http://paidcontent.org/2012/01/27/419-as-goodreads-ends-agreement-with-amazon-users-fear-lost-books/#comment-89854 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 18:00:19 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2012/01/27/419-as-goodreads-ends-agreement-with-amazon-users-fear-lost-books/#comment-89854 I’m going to look into Shelfari. Thanks for the tip.

]]> By: kimberly duquette http://paidcontent.org/2012/01/27/419-as-goodreads-ends-agreement-with-amazon-users-fear-lost-books/#comment-89853 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 17:58:12 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2012/01/27/419-as-goodreads-ends-agreement-with-amazon-users-fear-lost-books/#comment-89853 How did you do that? I’m a self-published author and a little worried.

]]> By: Lisa Grace http://paidcontent.org/2012/01/27/419-as-goodreads-ends-agreement-with-amazon-users-fear-lost-books/#comment-87442 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:29:29 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2012/01/27/419-as-goodreads-ends-agreement-with-amazon-users-fear-lost-books/#comment-87442 One point in the article is incorrect. Self-published authors own the rights to their artwork, so they are able to connect Goodreads to their webpage, which is what I did and other self-publishers are doing.

]]> By: Cyndi http://paidcontent.org/2012/01/27/419-as-goodreads-ends-agreement-with-amazon-users-fear-lost-books/#comment-87441 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:21:07 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2012/01/27/419-as-goodreads-ends-agreement-with-amazon-users-fear-lost-books/#comment-87441 Amazon owns Shelfari which is a site similar to Goodreads. I wonder if that had anything to do with it. I have accounts at both Goodreads and Shelfari, and tend to like Shelfari more.

]]> By: Lindsay Mead http://paidcontent.org/2012/01/27/419-as-goodreads-ends-agreement-with-amazon-users-fear-lost-books/#comment-87440 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:45:33 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2012/01/27/419-as-goodreads-ends-agreement-with-amazon-users-fear-lost-books/#comment-87440 Technically, Goodreads wasn’t asking Amazon to provide links to other sites. Amazon was requiring Goodreads to provide links to ONLY Amazon in exchange for sourcing from the site. I agree with Goodreads discussion fully. Amazon is trying to become a monopoly on the book market and we can’t allow that.

]]> By: Will http://paidcontent.org/2012/01/27/419-as-goodreads-ends-agreement-with-amazon-users-fear-lost-books/#comment-87439 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:14:27 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2012/01/27/419-as-goodreads-ends-agreement-with-amazon-users-fear-lost-books/#comment-87439 I have to disagree with DK.  Amazon can’t be expected to provide links to the competition.  They’re not the bad guy here (not denying they’re the bad guy elsewhere), but their position in the book world is incompatible with Goodreads.  It’s a divorce that was inevitable as soon as the marriage was consummated.

]]> By: David Keith http://paidcontent.org/2012/01/27/419-as-goodreads-ends-agreement-with-amazon-users-fear-lost-books/#comment-87438 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:11:55 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2012/01/27/419-as-goodreads-ends-agreement-with-amazon-users-fear-lost-books/#comment-87438 I’ll have to check it out.

]]> By: David Keith http://paidcontent.org/2012/01/27/419-as-goodreads-ends-agreement-with-amazon-users-fear-lost-books/#comment-87437 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:11:18 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2012/01/27/419-as-goodreads-ends-agreement-with-amazon-users-fear-lost-books/#comment-87437 Idiotic Amazon Fail.
I buy a ton of books every month at Amazon and I also use Good Reads. They work great together. These Amazon restrictions ridiculous. If Amazon wants to encourage reading and book buying they should participate without restrictions.

Will this also effect Fantastic Fiction web site? It’s a similar situation.

]]> By: Ray Chapman http://paidcontent.org/2012/01/27/419-as-goodreads-ends-agreement-with-amazon-users-fear-lost-books/#comment-87436 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:09:24 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2012/01/27/419-as-goodreads-ends-agreement-with-amazon-users-fear-lost-books/#comment-87436 A possible good future alternative to Amazon is http://www.gemm.com .

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