Shelfari joins the Amazon.com family

It’s an exciting day here at Shelfari. The rain has stopped, the birds are chirping and the biggest news of all – we are being acquired by Amazon.com.

 

As many of you may already know, Amazon has been a long supporter of Shelfari. They’ve worked closely with us as we introduced readers, like you, to our global community of book lovers. They’ve been there each step of the way as we brought forth new features, like the cool Facebook application and our virtual bookshelf. And now Shelfari and Amazon will work hand in hand to continue to grow our dynamic community and create innovative new tools around the books you love.

 

We’ve got some big plans ahead. With more resources and Amazon’s expertise in building a platform where people come to share ideas, there are a lot of new opportunities in the future that will benefit each of you. In the meantime, you’ll continue to have access to the great community and tools that you’ve always known and used on the site.

 

Amazon and Shelfari are committed to enhancing our members’ experiences so we want to hear from you on what we can do better. What changes or suggestions do you have? Tell us how you’d like to see Shelfari and Amazon work together to make your site experience the best it can be. We invite you to send us your questions, comments and suggestions to [email protected].

 

We look forward to working with Amazon to continue with our mission of building great communities that celebrate books. As I said earlier, this is a very exciting day for the entire Shelfari team and community, and we are thrilled to join the Amazon family. Thanks for your continued support and stay tuned for great things to come on the site.

 

Best,

Josh

Comments

[Shayan Zadeh]

Congratulations Josh :)

[Josh Elman]

Congratulations Josh and Shelfari team! Looking forward to what comes next in social communities around readhing and books.

[tas]

Congrats Josh! Always great to see a successful exit from a local startup.

[Todd Sawicki]

Congrats - enjoyed meeting you guys and hearing your story this summer. Best of luck!

[Ben Fremer]

How much did it sell for? Inquiring minds want to know.

Thanks,

Ben

[Dave Hanley]

Thanks everyone! We're excited too.

[Chris]

Congratulations...

[Rudy Herman Sinen]

Just stumbled upon Shelfari from Mashable. This is a great resource for books. I'm adding Shelfari to my fav social networking sites.

[dave gaston]

Congrat Josh, You have a great team and a super product. I'm a big fan. The site is a daily addiction of mine, well past passion. Dave (Garcon)

[B.J. Schone]

Congratulations! I love Shelfari. This is excellent news...