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Brainstorm: NetFlix for books

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  1. Titanas (1 comments.) says:

    Imagine leaving in Greece where shipping from amazon takes a week minimum and only 16% of the population is online. Damn :-(

  2. WE (1 comments.) says:

    There is Netlibrary.com, which is quite similar to what you describe. My public library is affiliated, so I have to pay nothing. It allows you to check out books for a time period online, although the selection isn’t complete (it usually doesn’t include books the library has in print, for example).

  3. Daniel Smith (1 comments.) says:

    Safari Online is a great service. I have a 30 slot subscription. It’s all searchable. Once you grab a book (most are one slot), you hang on to it for a minimum of 45 days until you can “remove” it. Check it out!

  4. Teli (24 comments.) says:

    Netflix for books already exists, sort of – I’ve never used their service (though I should probably start), but I’ve heard good feedback about them and they have books, including audio and MP3 books, on a variety of subjects.

  5. Nat (6 comments.) says:

    Wow, this is so weird. My mom and I were sitting at the dinner table discussing this very thing last night. Then i log onto the net, and here someone else is talking about it. Netbrary, its the next big thing i tell you.

  6. Les (4 comments.) says:

    You mean something like http://safari.oreilly.com/ only more so?

  7. Dylan Kinnett (2 comments.) says:

    While we’re on the subject, I wish it were much easier to store and read .txt books on an iPod.

  8. George Burke (1 comments.) says:

    Just to show you that a Netflix for books style business model exists with BookSwim – http://www.bookswim.com. They allow members to rent hardcover books and paperback books from a pretty big selection. Books are delivered free then when finished reading, you can send them back… again free.



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