How much did Amazon pay?

March 29, 2013 Subscribe · Forward How much did Amazon pay? Once the initial shock had passed, people were asking: exactly how much did Amazon pay for Goodreads? A report claims to have an answer - and it's a lot less than Facebook paid for Instagram. Click here to keep reading  Continue reading... Are Writers Being Attacked By Software? You Won't BELIEVE The Number Of Books This 13-Year-Old Has Read Why I'm Deleting My Goodreads Account Amazon Acquires Goodreads Amazon Buys Goodreads Penguin Makes Exciting Announcement About eBook Lending Amazon Acquires Goodreads Weirdest Things Fans Have Said To Authors Chuck Palahniuk: Where I Like To Read Weirdest Things Fans Have Said To Authors DAN BLANK Amazon Buys Goodreads: What Does It Mean for Authors and Readers? In an age where authors increasingly own the connection to readers, does it matter that Amazon bought Goodreads? What exactly will change in the day to day life of writers and readers? Well, nothing. Continue reading... PENNY C. SANSEVIERI The Battle to Save Bookstores Should publishers step in to save bookstores? The answer, without question, is yes. But it's bigger than that. Continue reading... KATIE FRANSEN Turning My Back on Goodreads Amazon has taken over major ways of buying, publishing, and now exploring books. I don't want a giant corporation telling me what to read. Continue reading... JACKIE K. COOPER The Storyteller Is Less Than Picoult's Best Jodi Picoult has proven with her series of novels that she is a great storyteller. Now she has written a book about storytellers that is titled The Storyteller. Continue reading... GINI GRAHAM SCOTT Assault on Writers From Automated Software Sure writers can always write free articles and celebrity writers -- or writers interviewing and ghostwriting for celebrities -- will always be in demand. But what about other writers? Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003