ANobii
Social network
Type of site
|
Catalog and community |
---|---|
Owner | Ovolab |
Created by | Greg Sung |
URL |
www
|
Commercial | Yes |
Registration | Free |
Launched | 2006 |
Current status | active |
Anobii (stylized, anobii) is a social networking site aimed at readers. Its website was launched in 2006 by Greg Sung . It was acquired by the publisher Mondadori in 2014 from a venture backed by HMV Group , HarperCollins , Penguin , and Random House .
The service allows individuals to catalog their books and rate, review and discusses them with other readers. The service is available via the Anobii website and iOS and Android apps . The apps allow individuals to barcode scan books and read both community and expert reviews.
Anobii has readers in over 20 countries but is most popular in Italy.
On 2 March 2011 it was announced that in 2010 Anobii had been acquired by a UK startup led by HMV Group and supported by HarperCollins , Penguin , and The Random House Group and that the company is working on a new version of the website with the possibility to buy books and most of all ebooks . [1]
On 12 June 2012, it was announced that HMV had sold its interest to UK supermarket company Sainsbury's for £1. [2] [3]
In January 2013, it was announced that beta.anobii.com will be known as eBooks by Sainsbury's from 20 February 2013. Anobii.com will continue to exist as a social network for book lovers. [4]
In January 2014, Anobii Ltd was sold to the Italian publisher Arnoldo Mondadori Editore . [5]
On 29 May 2019, Anobii Ltd was sold to the Italian mobile apps and software developer, Ovolab. [6]
The word "Anobii" comes from Anobium Punctatum , the Latin name for the most common bookworm. [7]
See also
References
- ↑ Good News Archived March 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine , The Anobii Blog, March 2, 2011.
- ↑ "Sainsbury's moves into e-book space with acquisition of majority stake in online books platform Anobii" . 12 June 2012. Archived from the original on 18 March 2014 . Retrieved 12 June 2012 .
- ↑ "Sainsbury enters e-book market with Anobii buy" . Reuters . Retrieved 22 October 2012 .
- ↑ "From 20th February 2013, this website will become eBooks by Sainsbury's" . Anobii . Archived from the original on 2 July 2013 . Retrieved 23 January 2013 .
- ↑ "Notice of transfer of business" . Archived from the original on 3 March 2014 . Retrieved 27 February 2014 .
- ↑ "OVOLAB CRESCE CON L'ACQUISIZIONE DI ANOBII, IL SOCIAL NETWORK DEI LIBRI" .
- ↑ About , The aNobii website, May 16, 2014.
External links
- Pao, Ming (9 July 2007). "Web 2.0 'Made in Hong Kong' " . Ming Pao van . Archived from the original on 21 November 2007 . Retrieved 31 October 2007 .
- "Virtual Bookshelf in Hong Kong Impresses Bookworms of the Whole World". Hong Kong Economic Times . 27 June 2007. p. A35.
- "Shelf absorbed". South China Morning Post . 2 August 2007. pp. CITY5.