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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 asocial networking site aimed at readers. Its website was launched in 2006 byGreg Sung. It was acquired by the publisherMondadori in 2014 from a venture backed byHMV,HarperCollins,Penguin, andRandom 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 andAndroid 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 aUK startup led byHMV and supported byHarperCollins,Penguin, andThe 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 allebooks.[1]
On 12 June 2012, it was announced that HMV had sold its interest to UK supermarket companySainsbury'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 publisherArnoldo 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 fromAnobium Punctatum, the Latin name for the most common bookworm.[7]