On: Why has no one made a better Goodreads

[stakkur]

Goodreads is owned by Amazon. It's sole purpose is to drive customers to Amazon, not provide a 'delightful user experience' outside that goal. That's why they bought it.

[randomsearch → stakkur]

From posts by former goodreads employees, Amazon bought it to kill it

[throwawayjcvbs → randomsearch]

this is false. they bought it 8 years ago, you'd think it would be dead by now if so.

[randomsearch → throwawayjcvbs]

By "kill" i don't mean "close down", I mean "make stagnate"