Comments on: Brainstorm: NetFlix for books

By: George Burke

George Burke — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 23:20:26 +0000

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.

By: Dylan Kinnett

Dylan Kinnett — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 01:22:21 +0000

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

By: Les

Les — Sun, 25 Dec 2005 22:16:00 +0000

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

By: Nat

Nat — Sun, 25 Dec 2005 21:02:54 +0000

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.

By: Teli

Teli — Sat, 24 Dec 2005 15:10:48 +0000

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.

By: Daniel Smith

Daniel Smith — Sat, 24 Dec 2005 05:51:28 +0000

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!

By: WE

WE — Sat, 24 Dec 2005 03:16:53 +0000

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).

By: Titanas

Titanas — Sat, 24 Dec 2005 00:33:33 +0000

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