Comments on: More on BookSwim http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/03/01/more-on-bookswim/ The library weblog dedicated to resources for keeping current and professional development Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:33:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: out of print http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/03/01/more-on-bookswim/comment-page-1/#comment-10112 out of print Fri, 20 Jul 2007 12:42:57 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/03/01/more-on-bookswim/#comment-10112 <strong>out of print...</strong> Thanks ...... out of print…

Thanks ……

]]> By: Shamoon Siddiqui http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/03/01/more-on-bookswim/comment-page-1/#comment-7314 Shamoon Siddiqui Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:30:17 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/03/01/more-on-bookswim/#comment-7314 Hello all, Booksfree has been at this game for a while now, but we feel that the market can support BookSwim as well. There are SEVERAL services available to consumers that want reading material without paying too much for it and we encourage readers to use them all to figure out which best suit their needs. We are just ONE option of many. Hello all,
Booksfree has been at this game for a while now, but we feel that the market can support BookSwim as well. There are SEVERAL services available to consumers that want reading material without paying too much for it and we encourage readers to use them all to figure out which best suit their needs.
We are just ONE option of many.

]]> By: Todd http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/03/01/more-on-bookswim/comment-page-1/#comment-4367 Todd Wed, 28 Mar 2007 02:14:50 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/03/01/more-on-bookswim/#comment-4367 nobody's going to pay $15/month for this. People can share books through some great services now...for FREE. Like www.bookcrossing.com. nobody’s going to pay $15/month for this. People can share books through some great services now…for FREE. Like http://www.bookcrossing.com.

]]> By: Mike Malinari http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/03/01/more-on-bookswim/comment-page-1/#comment-3702 Mike Malinari Thu, 22 Mar 2007 18:26:42 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/03/01/more-on-bookswim/#comment-3702 FYI There already is a company doing this BooksFree at http://www.booksfree.com FYI

There already is a company doing this BooksFree at http://www.booksfree.com

]]> By: Ross Notes » Interview: Shamoon Siddiqui of Bookswim, “Netflix for Books” http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/03/01/more-on-bookswim/comment-page-1/#comment-2078 Ross Notes » Interview: Shamoon Siddiqui of Bookswim, “Netflix for Books” Wed, 07 Mar 2007 18:28:34 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/03/01/more-on-bookswim/#comment-2078 [...] George and Shamoon have been doing what amounts to a blog press tour, check out other interviews at Library Stuff and Joe Wikert’s Publishing 2020 [...] [...] George and Shamoon have been doing what amounts to a blog press tour, check out other interviews at Library Stuff and Joe Wikert’s Publishing 2020 [...]

]]> By: Nat-Wu http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/03/01/more-on-bookswim/comment-page-1/#comment-1955 Nat-Wu Mon, 05 Mar 2007 16:24:19 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/03/01/more-on-bookswim/#comment-1955 It's not really a threat to libraries. I work at one, and this is more of a complementary service than competitive. A lot (and I mean almost all) of our users are people who aren't really willing or able to pay for any kind of service. Like Walt Crawford says, Netflix has posed no challenge to the circulation of dvds in the library. $15 a month isn't cheap enough to lure away any great portion of our users (I know, they're either really cheap or really poor), and the target audience for Bookswim aren't the people who come in here to get 25 books for a school project or easy readers for their children. They want that many all at once, but they don't want them for an unlimited period. Their target audience may use Bookswim and still come in here because those are the people who put the new releases on hold, and they'll use both to get their books as quickly as possible. I doubt Bookswim will be able to accomodate the great demand for new James Pattersons, Patricia Cornwells, Nora Roberts, etc, etc, in order to put a copy in the hand of every user. And of course, we do carry many rarer or more esoteric titles, at least to use on-site. Our services are far from being limited to lending a few books. I like the sound of this service. It's probably a better way to read those sci-fi fantasy titles we don't buy at the library, or keep up with series which we don't complete. More expensive than inter-library loan (which is free), but also quicker, probably more reliable, and not subject to so many restrictions. It’s not really a threat to libraries. I work at one, and this is more of a complementary service than competitive. A lot (and I mean almost all) of our users are people who aren’t really willing or able to pay for any kind of service. Like Walt Crawford says, Netflix has posed no challenge to the circulation of dvds in the library. $15 a month isn’t cheap enough to lure away any great portion of our users (I know, they’re either really cheap or really poor), and the target audience for Bookswim aren’t the people who come in here to get 25 books for a school project or easy readers for their children. They want that many all at once, but they don’t want them for an unlimited period.

Their target audience may use Bookswim and still come in here because those are the people who put the new releases on hold, and they’ll use both to get their books as quickly as possible. I doubt Bookswim will be able to accomodate the great demand for new James Pattersons, Patricia Cornwells, Nora Roberts, etc, etc, in order to put a copy in the hand of every user.

And of course, we do carry many rarer or more esoteric titles, at least to use on-site. Our services are far from being limited to lending a few books. I like the sound of this service. It’s probably a better way to read those sci-fi fantasy titles we don’t buy at the library, or keep up with series which we don’t complete. More expensive than inter-library loan (which is free), but also quicker, probably more reliable, and not subject to so many restrictions.

]]> By: walt crawford http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/03/01/more-on-bookswim/comment-page-1/#comment-1872 walt crawford Fri, 02 Mar 2007 15:54:07 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/03/01/more-on-bookswim/#comment-1872 Why scary for libraries? Netflix doesn't seem to have eliminated DVD circulation in libraries. Our local library is very well funded, but I sure don't pay $360 ($15/month for Bookswim and another $15/month for Netflix) for library services--which, of course, include a lot besides books and DVDs. It's rarely either/or. Why scary for libraries? Netflix doesn’t seem to have eliminated DVD circulation in libraries. Our local library is very well funded, but I sure don’t pay $360 ($15/month for Bookswim and another $15/month for Netflix) for library services–which, of course, include a lot besides books and DVDs.

It’s rarely either/or.

]]> By: Netflix for books « SILS Independent Student Blog http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/03/01/more-on-bookswim/comment-page-1/#comment-1861 Netflix for books « SILS Independent Student Blog Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:05:56 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/03/01/more-on-bookswim/#comment-1861 [...] option to purchase if you fall in love with the book. Will libraries start delivering too? Read an interview with the developers on [...] [...] option to purchase if you fall in love with the book. Will libraries start delivering too? Read an interview with the developers on [...]

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