| Website | goodreads.com |
| Blog | goodreads.com/blo... |
| Category | Web |
| Employees | |
| Founded | 12/06 |
| Angel, 11/07 James Currier Michael Birch Chris Michel Mike Jones Stan Chudnovsky | $750k |
GoodReads is a social networking site for book lovers. The site is intended to serve as an easy way to review books and get recommendations from friends, based on founder Otis Chandler’s belief that recommendations from friends are more valuable than referrals from algorithms or bestseller lists.
As of December 2007, the site has more than 600,000 users, with around 10 million book reviews added. More than 1000 authors are members of the social network.
GoodReads’ pitch from TechCrunch Elevator Pitches
| Website | goodreads.com |
| Stage | Live |
| Tags | social-networking |
The site has standard social networking features, with users having the ability to edit their publicly viewable profiles, add and meet friends, and interact with each other through messages and comments. The site differs in that it revolves around users’ “Bookshelves”, a list of books they have read or are reading currently. Users can browse others’ bookshelves, and see their full reviews.
