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- October 2006: Launched by co-founders, Josh Hug and Kevin BeukelmanShelfari: About Us
- Based in Seattle, WAShelfari: About Us
- February 2007: Amazon.com invested in ShelfariShelfari: About Us
- August 2008: Amazon.com agreed to purchase Shelfari for an undisclosed amount.NY Times: href="http://www.nytimes.co... to Buy Shelfari (August 26, 2008)
- August 2008: Amazon.com acquired AbeBooks, an online rare book sellerNY Times: href="http://www.nytimes.co... to Buy Shelfari (August 26, 2008)
- With the purchase of AbeBooks, Amazon.com also acquired AbeBooks' 40% stake in LibraryThing, one of Shelfari's main competitorsNY Times: href="http://www.nytimes.co... to Buy Shelfari (August 26, 2008)
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On August 25, 2008, Amazon.com agreed to purchase Shelfari, a social networking site for people who enjoy books.NY Times: Amazon.com to Buy Shelfari (August 26, 2008)
Shelfari users may build a virtual bookshelf which will display books the users have read or would like to read. Users may also post book reviews and ratings for other users to view.
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LibraryThing's Tim Spalding Quotes
- "Can Amazon own 100% of LibraryThing's main competitor and manage its 40% stake in LibraryThing without implicating itself in fiduciary-responsibility conflict issues?"LibraryThing: Strategy in an Age of Amazon/Shelfari (August 25, 2008)
- "Can LibraryThing continue to compete vigorously against Shelfari when Shelfari is owned by one of our investors? (Yes, I say. We wish only the best for Amazon qua investor, but not Amazon qua competitor.)"LibraryThing: Strategy in an Age of Amazon/Shelfari (August 25, 2008)
- "What can LibraryThing do to protect itself against the possibility that Amazon uses its enormous financial and technical resources to fund and promote Shelfari?"LibraryThing: Strategy in an Age of Amazon/Shelfari (August 25, 2008)
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RT @alexisvandam: wie heeft ervaring met social book sites #shelfari ten opzichte van #librarything #durftevragen
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@johnkary any thoughts on Readernaut vs. Shelfari/Goodreads, from a social aspect? Like could it do a virtual book group/study?
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Quem qué brincá de Shelfari comigo?? http://bit.ly/6ydDf1
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Just realized the books listed on my Shelfari wish list have little presents next to them...how appropriate!;)
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