 Shelfari continued to function as an independent book social network within the Amazon until January 2016, when Amazon announced that it would be merging Shelfari with Goodreads and closing down Shelfari.Souq.com is the largest E-Commerce platform in the Middle East based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.On March 28, 2017, Amazon confirmed it would be acquiring Souq.com for $580 million.