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You’ve probably rented cars, apartments, and even movies before, but what about a wedding cake, a purse, a pooch, or a best-selling book?…
…”Books we rent are mostly popular fiction and popular non-fiction, all the newest best-selling hot releases as well as all the classics,” said Eric Ginsberg, spokesman for BookSwim.com…
…”Another benefit to renting instead of buying: it’s much more environmentally friendly because the goods get recycled.
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I’m a little book-obsessed. OK, it’s maybe more than a little. I always have books stashed in every location – throughout the house, in the car, at the office…
…I came across an interesting site that offers a unique solution for this – www.bookswim.com. It’s basically Netflix for books. They have different levels of membership that allow users to rent several books each month and then sign up for new books to be delivered when the others are returned…
…Since both my kids are turning out to be similarly bookworm-ish, I was happy to see a very large children’s section, as well as everything else from fiction to cookbooks. What a great idea!
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Ever wish there was a Netflix, but for books? Well there is, and “Bookswim” is its name…
…There base plant lets you keep anywhere from 3 to 11 books for as long as you want, and you return the books with pre-paid postage.
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A new Web-based rental service called BookSwim describes itself as Netflix for books…
…All in all, BookSwim seems like a pretty good deal for avid readers. It seems to make the most sense for people who like to read popular, new hardcover books, especially if they read a lot, don’t care to keep all the books they read, and prefer to use their spare time for reading rather than running to the library.
That summary may sound like a narrow market, but it fits me pretty well, and I think it could make a decent business for BookSwim.
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A new company called Book Swim is taking a Netflix-style approach to book borrowing…
… Like Netflix, postage is covered and users go online to make your selections…
…The company says the advantage over going to the free local library is that books get sent to users at their homes and they have access to the hottest books.
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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — A new company called Book Swim is taking a Netflix-style approach to book borrowing.
Rather than buy books, users rent them, paying a monthly fee of about $20 to have three books rotating in and out of their home. They can also pay more and get more books.
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Like Netflix, postage is covered and users go online to make your selections.
There is a half off starter package for just under $10.
The company says the advantage over going to the free local library is that books get sent to users at their homes and they have access to the hottest books.
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“Ownership has long been an American virtue, and a symbol of status. Well for many Americans, to own something carries a sense of pride and control. But now there is a growing trend of renting to satisfy the speedy need to own something in the moment, and then returning it when it’s no long wanted. There’s a word for people who do this, they’re called transumers…” Jackie Hyland, ABC News.
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Why buy when you can rent? That’s the question you should be asking yourself before handing over that credit card for a new D-SLR, or wondering whether you’re ready to buy a house…
…College students are all too familiar with paying high prices for a textbook they’ll use for only one semester and never get back its full value…
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