Amazon just acquired Shelfari along with used and rare book company Abe Books. Abe Books has been a long-time partner with and 40% investor in LibraryThing, a Shelfari competitor, so the Abe Books acquisition also gives Amazon a 40% stake in LibraryThing. A crowded shelf indeed. Details covered by Publishers Weekly and TechCrunch.
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I thought this comment on a TechCrunch post was wonderfully snarky (and accurate) enough to be quoted and shared:
Let me see if I have it right. The discussion centers around:
Thieves (illegal downloaders)Freeloaders (can be thieves too, believe Everything should be freeee!!)Stupid Mules (stubborn labels)Artists (content producers: will play for biscuits, new strings, one sheet of [...]

I’ve rented the house and will be moving to Richmond soon, working from home full time, and using the time I currently spend commuting to do a lot more writing. I have some long-promised posts to write and some notes and pics from my visit to Germany. I also have some short stories, scripts, and [...]