This sentence in the article made me laugh. "The awfulness of the user experience is surprising, given Amazon’s purchase of Goodreads in 2013." No, no, it's not

This sentence in the article made me laugh. "The awfulness of the user experience is surprising, given Amazon’s purchase of Goodreads in 2013." No, no, it's not a surprise at all. Both Amazon's general track record with acquisitions and then their specific reasons for buying Goodreads.