November 21, 2007
It’s a quarter to six this Wednesday evening, fifteen minutes before the Bookswim offices close for the night and the Thanksgiving holiday. We’re winding down toward evening and this is the first chance we’ve had in awhile to slow down and take stock of everything that’s happened the past few months. A lot has changed since we first launched this May: we received praise, criticism, requests we hadn’t anticipated, suggestions that couldn’t have been more helpful, and an outpouring of support from avid readers across the country. In the end, we have a lot to be thankful for.
Comments and feedback from many of our customers have helped us improve all aspects of the site: our catalog, our delivery system, our website’s design. Over a thousand readers from Florida to Oregon have chosen to join us and assist our development into what we are today, a dynamic site that continues to adapt to what you want. After many requests, we’re now offering virtual gift cards so you can wrap the gift of reading under the Christmas tree. Just go to http://www.bookswim.com/gift.html and give your friends and family anywhere from a 2-book-a-month plan for your busy college friend to an 11-book-a-month-plan for your speedreading Aunt Edna, from anywhere from one month to six months. You can send the card via email for a classy last-minute gift or print out a physical coupon to wrap and present in person, whichever suits you best. What’s more, we’ve teamed up with an ecological organization called Eco-Libris so for every gift card we sell during the ‘07 holiday season, we will plant an evergreen tree in reforestation efforts around the world. It’s another way we’re trying to make reading a friendlier, easier hobby. See our press release on this at: http://www.bookswim.com/blog/?p=26
Most of all, though, we’re thankful for the patience and enthusiastic support from all the customers who have stuck with us through our rough spots and our golden times. Here are some of the comments we’ve received:
“By the way… I LOVE BookSwim. I tell all my “reading” friends about it. I spent hundreds of dollars a month on books, and found the library to be tedious, with long wait lists. This is such a great site.”
–Maureen R.
“Thank you for being so diligent about following up with me! What great customer service!”
–Anna S.
“Thank you SO much! We really appreciate your willingness to purchase books. We are new members, but so far absolutely LOVE BookSwim.”
–Karen P.
This is what keeps us going through the occasionally long hours as we continue working to give you the books you want, when you want. From us to you, thank you.
From George, Shamoon, Aldon, Olga, Chip, Jules, and Dawn
