The big news in the literary world this week has been Amazon’s acquisition of Goodreads, the world’s largest book sharing and recommendations website. It has 16 million members, who have added more than 530 million books to their online "shelves" and written more than 23 million reviews. Founders of Goodreads, Otis and Elizabeth Chandler, said on the Goodreads blog: "We truly could not think of a more perfect partner for Goodreads as we both share a love of books and an appreciation for the authors who write them."