ANobii
Encyclopedia
Anobii is a social networking site aimed at readers. It was acquired by a new venture backed by HMV Group
, Harper Collins, Penguin
and Random House
in 2010 from a private company owned by Greg Sung, based in Hong Kong
.
The service allows individuals to catalogue their books and rate, review and discuss them with other readers. The service is available via the Anobii website and iPhone 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 March 2, 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 possibility to buy books and most of all ebooks.
HMV Group
HMV is a British global entertainment retail chain and is the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company also operates in Hong Kong and Singapore. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE Fledgling Index...
, Harper Collins, Penguin
Penguin
Penguins are a group of aquatic, flightless birds living almost exclusively in the southern hemisphere, especially in Antarctica. Highly adapted for life in the water, penguins have countershaded dark and white plumage, and their wings have become flippers...
and Random House
Random House
Random House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
in 2010 from a private company owned by Greg Sung, based in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
.
The service allows individuals to catalogue their books and rate, review and discuss them with other readers. The service is available via the Anobii website and iPhone 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 March 2, 2011 it was announced that in 2010 Anobii had been acquired by a UK startup led by HMV Group
HMV Group
HMV is a British global entertainment retail chain and is the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company also operates in Hong Kong and Singapore. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE Fledgling Index...
and supported by HarperCollins
HarperCollins
HarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
, Penguin
Penguin
Penguins are a group of aquatic, flightless birds living almost exclusively in the southern hemisphere, especially in Antarctica. Highly adapted for life in the water, penguins have countershaded dark and white plumage, and their wings have become flippers...
and The Random House Group and that the company is working on a new version of the website with possibility to buy books and most of all ebooks.