tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354250.post3520253000608253724..comments2024-01-31T01:40:57.553-06:00Comments on Adventures in Reading: Book SwimJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094675116398769415noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354250.post-12425064193278682652007-01-31T11:15:00.000-06:002007-01-31T11:15:00.000-06:00I am the VP of Booksfree.com and we have been doin...I am the VP of Booksfree.com and we have been doing this for over 6 years.<br /><br />http://www.booksfree.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09862784700899525246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354250.post-681022844599359542007-01-08T21:12:00.000-06:002007-01-08T21:12:00.000-06:00Cool, Joe. I will check out Sanderson's blog. :)...Cool, Joe. I will check out Sanderson's blog. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354250.post-63491450431635195132007-01-08T16:31:00.000-06:002007-01-08T16:31:00.000-06:00Lisa: Interesting perspective. Jeanette seems to ...Lisa: Interesting perspective. Jeanette seems to be talking more to the book swapping sites (of which I did link several) and her points are certainly valid. I know that those swapping sites work because the site probably makes some money on the transaction and the users pay shipping only or some small fee. <br /><br />I don't know how this would apply to a site like Bookswim because like Netflix, Bookswim does need to purchase the materials which they intend to rent / lend for a fee. In this way they would not be any different than Netflix, except that I don't know how the law works for rental businesses. <br /><br />On the other hand, I do think some of what Jeanette says in that first link doesn't apply regarding discount royalties in her country. I read a post by Brandon Sanderson (I keep name dropping this guy lately) on his blog regarding royalties and in America it seems that a bookseller can offer a big discount but that means the bookseller is going to make less money. The publisher and author still make the same. Britland might have more draconic royalty laws. <br /><br />http://www.brandonsanderson.com/blog.php?date=1168239600<br /><br />Shamoon: Thank you for posting on my blog. I'm very surprised and honored that you took the time to do so. I will certainly be contacting you regarding that free trial. I am very curious how the service will work. People have suggested Netflix for Books to me in previous years as a start up business (like I'm ready to start a business) and I was not sure about the practicality of of it, but if it will better serve the more rural readers than the urban reader with a modern library, then you might be on to something.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094675116398769415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354250.post-42743908176041262332007-01-08T10:57:00.000-06:002007-01-08T10:57:00.000-06:00Hello!
First, thank you for taking the time to sha...Hello!<br />First, thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts on BookSwim. In the interest of full-disclosure, I am one of the founders of BookSwim. We do appreciate your comments and to be honest, comments about the problems we face are more valuable than the myriads of comments we get about how great the idea is.<br /><br />Although I won't be able to answer everything, I hope that I can address some of the concerns that you've presetend. There are several public libraries that are going more high-tech. They have online lending/holding/renewing systems and there are even some library systems that will mail you your books. To them, we take our hats off because they truly are doing a great service. We are not looking for that marketshare, instead we are looking at the locales that do not have these great services.<br /><br />Regarding plan pricing, you're just about dead on. We're not going to reveal our plans yet, but you're definitely in the ball park. You've also guessed completely right about our use of the Media Mail service, but we're supplementing the issues that Media Mail presents by offering amazing plans for our customers.<br /><br />All things considered, we don't have every problem fully addressed yet. That's why it's bloggers like you that keep us on our toes! Thanks again and we look forward to you giving us a shot when we do launch. Drop me a line and I'll personally extend you a free trial service!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12258841675452633676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354250.post-7141585703326341902007-01-07T16:46:00.000-06:002007-01-07T16:46:00.000-06:00Something else to consider:
http://www.jeanettewi...Something else to consider:<br /><br />http://www.jeanettewinterson.com/pages/content/index.asp?PageID=378<br /><br />http://www.jeanettewinterson.com/pages/content/index.asp?PageID=377Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com