WebsitesSeptember 21, 2007 5:46 am
BookSwim.com
Netflix for Books
If I didn’t work for a library I would be all over this!
The price is reasonable and if you like a book and don’t want to return it they will sell it to you for a “deeply discounted price”. It appears that they are working on plans for libraries so that a library can borrow from BookSwim rather than purchasing and then lend to their patrons. They even have Graphic Novels and Manga for my daughter and it appears that the selection of GN’s is better than we have at the library.
It will be interesting to see if they thrive - I certainly hope so. I don’t think they will take away a lot of library users - I think they will get the people who buy what they want and don’t use the library.
Mindy
George Burke, CMO of BookSwim here. Thanks for the kind words. One thing you might find interesting is that about 15% of our members are actual librarians. Hard to believe, I know.
-George
Comment by George Burke — September 22, 2007 @ 9:42 am