tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276985.post113346452533332701..comments2023-07-04T06:04:58.857-07:00Comments on hattrick: you, me, and google...: Markets as conversations or December musingsfChhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08007305273044171670noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276985.post-66968437707353071882008-01-20T20:06:00.000-08:002008-01-20T20:06:00.000-08:00Here's an extra angle: http://usedbooksblog.com/b...Here's an extra angle: <BR/>http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/online-book-reading-videos/fChhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08007305273044171670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276985.post-1133981971993332722005-12-07T10:59:00.000-08:002005-12-07T10:59:00.000-08:00RealNetworks plus a rating system like Amazon's/Ep...RealNetworks plus a rating system like Amazon's/Epionions would also make a killer!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276985.post-1133486439436144922005-12-01T17:20:00.000-08:002005-12-01T17:20:00.000-08:00Preemptive move from Random House:Announced the sa...Preemptive move from Random House:<BR/><BR/><I>Announced the same day but independent of Amazon's project, Random House was the first publisher to put out a baseline price for the digital content of its inventory, at 4 cents per page. The customer's end cost will likely be higher--though exactly how much higher has yet to be determined--but a sliding scale might be used, based on the number of pages and the type of content being ordered. Still, at 4 cents per page that's $20 for a 500-page book, which is in the ballpark for discounted bestsellers in most bricks-and-mortars bookstores. <BR/><BR/>"We've had conversations with both Google and Amazon over the past few months" about their search and purchase systems, said Richard Sarnoff, president of Random House's corporate development group. By creating a financial model under which the Amazon and Google programs could work, Mr. Sarnoff said Random House was "planting a flag, trying to establish some ground rules that we are comfortable with to create this new kind of commerce around book content."<BR/><BR/>The Random House model calls for consumers to be able to buy access to a book for, say, 5 cents a page for most books and higher amounts, like 25 cents a page, for cookbooks and other specialty publications. It calls for users to gain online access, though not to be able to copy or print the page. But "if consumers absolutely demand certain kinds of access," like the ability to print, Mr. Sarnoff said, "it would be important to provide that." <BR/><BR/>Credits: Chris Kraeuter with Digital Media</I><BR/><BR/>Obviously, this model is too indebted to the old one to the point it's a mere extension. While it addresses some of the problems, given the price per page, will it pass muster with customers? Somebody should probably impart to these folks the concept of "micro-" in micropayments. On the other hand, $.05/page may not be a problem if publishers adopt a model whereby prices change with time, volume or other criteria.fChhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08007305273044171670noreply@blogger.com