Anobii (stylized, anobii) is a

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aimed at readers. Its website was launched in 2006 by Greg Sung. It was acquired by the publisher Mondadori in 2014 from a venture backed by

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, and

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. 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 and

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s. 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 a UK startup led by

and supported by

, and The 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 all

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s. On 12 June 2012, it was announced that HMV had sold its interest to UK supermarket company

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for £1. 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. In January 2014, Anobii Ltd was sold to the Italian publisher

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. On 29 May 2019, Anobii Ltd was sold to the Italian mobile apps and software developer, Ovolab. The word "Anobii" comes from ''Anobium Punctatum'', the Latin name for the most common bookworm.
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