tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983372.post455197347391391635..comments2023-11-05T04:04:12.442-05:00Comments on Short Schrift: Give A Hoot, Read A BookTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13026955797817424956noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983372.post-214494513254760192008-01-31T13:53:00.000-05:002008-01-31T13:53:00.000-05:00They've already got "a virtual bookshelf" applicat...They've already got "a virtual bookshelf" application on Facebook. Even better would be, "Browse your friends' books," where you could leaf through their collections <BR/><BR/>Actually, Amazon could totally do that. Set privacy settings like Flickr/Vimeo, so you chould choose which contacts see what books, then offer an extended electronic preview. <BR/><BR/>Man, we are full of great ideas.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13026955797817424956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983372.post-90473019944519579552008-01-31T00:43:00.000-05:002008-01-31T00:43:00.000-05:00Okay, so now I'm doing the thought experiment -- i...Okay, so now I'm doing the thought experiment -- if I got an email (or a Facebook message) saying "Oh happy day! You got the gift of an e-book from So-and-So," would I be into it? I would definitely appreciate the sentiment, of course -- thus realizing the symbolic value, as you say. But right now one problem is that e-books, unlike real books, have no 'display value' -- only (ideally) 'consumption value.' So what we REALLY need is a public-facing FB 'e-book shelf' app that shows off all the wonderful e-tomes bequeathed upon you by all your smart e-friends :-)Robin Sloanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14544600054056664342noreply@blogger.com