2. missionstatement
āā¦to help people find and share books they love...
[and] to improve the process of reading and learning
throughout the world.ā
5. financials
āAnyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.ā
acquired for
$150 million
30+ million
members
$2.75 million
in investments
ā Oscar Wilde
6. history
āHistory will be kind to me for I intend to write it.ā
ā Winston Churchill
January 2007 Founded by Otis Chandler & Elizabeth Khuri
December 2007 Angel investors gift $750,000
November 2009 Received two million dollars from True Ventures
October 2010 Published an open API
February 2011 Acquired Discovereads
March 2013 Goodreads is acquired by Amazon