Comments on: Social Software is where it’s AT! http://remainingrelevant.net/remaining/128 Why stop dreaming when you wake up? Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:20:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: herzogbr http://remainingrelevant.net/remaining/128#comment-1204 herzogbr Wed, 21 Jun 2006 12:15:04 +0000 http://localhost/remainingrelevant/?p=128#comment-1204 I'd never heard of paperbackswap until reading Tim's comment, but am very happy to now know about it. However, I see that as slightly different from the websites listed originally, which I still lump together with services like <a href="http://www.netflix.com" rel="nofollow">NetFlix</a>. From what I can tell, paperbackswap is purely people-working-with-people, and for some reason, that doesn't seem like a threat to libraries - on the contrary, it seems like the kind of thing libraries could foster or encourage. The others, though, are companies who are filling a market need, a need that exists because libraries aren't providing those same services nearly as well as we should be. Libraries even have the advantage of being in the position of being a single source for all of these services. But perhaps what why we I’d never heard of paperbackswap until reading Tim’s comment, but am very happy to now know about it. However, I see that as slightly different from the websites listed originally, which I still lump together with services like NetFlix. From what I can tell, paperbackswap is purely people-working-with-people, and for some reason, that doesn’t seem like a threat to libraries - on the contrary, it seems like the kind of thing libraries could foster or encourage. The others, though, are companies who are filling a market need, a need that exists because libraries aren’t providing those same services nearly as well as we should be.

Libraries even have the advantage of being in the position of being a single source for all of these services. But perhaps what why we

]]> By: Tim Spalding http://remainingrelevant.net/remaining/128#comment-1203 Tim Spalding Tue, 20 Jun 2006 18:59:15 +0000 http://localhost/remainingrelevant/?p=128#comment-1203 A note on Booksfree. At the present time, they're not the category winner. Swap services require a lot of members. At least as far as traffic, it's Paperbackswap. Here's the Alexa traffic for a few of them compared: http://www.alexaholic.com/paperbackswap.com+titletrader.com+frugalreader.com+booksfree.com There are some general swap services, like Swaptree. Lala is doing very well, but it's only CDs at present. I'm not sure why I'm doing this, considering the people at Paperbackswap refuse to reply to my emails... A note on Booksfree. At the present time, they’re not the category winner. Swap services require a lot of members. At least as far as traffic, it’s Paperbackswap. Here’s the Alexa traffic for a few of them compared:

http://www.alexaholic.com/paperbackswap.com+titletrader.com+frugalreader.com+booksfree.com
There are some general swap services, like Swaptree. Lala is doing very well, but it’s only CDs at present.

I’m not sure why I’m doing this, considering the people at Paperbackswap refuse to reply to my emails…

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