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Amazon Acquires Shelfari: Moves To Corner Book-Centric Social Networks

Shelfari, a social network for bibliophiles, has been acquired by Amazon for an undisclosed amount. Amazon has been a longtime supporter of the Seattle based startup, having invested $1 million in the

Shelfari and LibraryThing: Awkward Bookends To AbeBooks-Amazon Deal

Earlier today we reported that Amazon had acquired AbeBooks, an online retailer of rare and used books from independent publishers. AbeBooks held a major (although not majority) stake in a site called