Comments on: ‘Amazon to acquire Abe Books’: The consumer choice, LibraryThing and DRM angles http://www.teleread.org/2008/08/01/amazon-to-acquire-abe-books-the-consumer-chioce-librarything-and-drm-angles/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:38:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mike Cane http://www.teleread.org/2008/08/01/amazon-to-acquire-abe-books-the-consumer-chioce-librarything-and-drm-angles/comment-page-1/#comment-865814 Mike Cane Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:31:51 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/08/01/amazon-to-acquire-abe-books-the-consumer-chioce-librarything-and-drm-angles/#comment-865814 But isn't abebooks really just a gateway to a bunch of small used bookstores? That's been my experience using it (and yes, I did buy books!). But isn’t abebooks really just a gateway to a bunch of small used bookstores? That’s been my experience using it (and yes, I did buy books!).

]]> By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.org/2008/08/01/amazon-to-acquire-abe-books-the-consumer-chioce-librarything-and-drm-angles/comment-page-1/#comment-865489 David Rothman Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:33:07 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/08/01/amazon-to-acquire-abe-books-the-consumer-chioce-librarything-and-drm-angles/#comment-865489 Best of luck maintaining control, Tim, and many thanks for your note. <em>Reviews</em> are the kind of <em>discussion</em> about which the typical reader cares most---even though you and I know there's much more than that. And Amazon blends in reviews for zillions of titles. The typical reader isn't going to bother checking blogs, even though this might change. BUT you're right to raise questions about the use of the word "aggregation," which refers to blending of content from different blogs, etc. Point hereby acknowledged. I'll rework the item. Thanks, David Best of luck maintaining control, Tim, and many thanks for your note.

Reviews are the kind of discussion about which the typical reader cares most—even though you and I know there’s much more than that. And Amazon blends in reviews for zillions of titles. The typical reader isn’t going to bother checking blogs, even though this might change.

BUT you’re right to raise questions about the use of the word “aggregation,” which refers to blending of content from different blogs, etc. Point hereby acknowledged. I’ll rework the item.

Thanks,
David

]]> By: Tim http://www.teleread.org/2008/08/01/amazon-to-acquire-abe-books-the-consumer-chioce-librarything-and-drm-angles/comment-page-1/#comment-865446 Tim Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:11:44 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/08/01/amazon-to-acquire-abe-books-the-consumer-chioce-librarything-and-drm-angles/#comment-865446 Hey. Thanks for linking to my blog post. One interesting point: Why do you think online book discussion is massively aggregated? From where I sit, it looks massively diffused. Amazon is many things, but, apart from reviews, it isn't much a book <i>discussion</i> site. It's Forums are pretty empty. Nobody else rises very high either. I see most book discussion happening on blogs and specialty sites. Cheers. Hey. Thanks for linking to my blog post.

One interesting point: Why do you think online book discussion is massively aggregated? From where I sit, it looks massively diffused. Amazon is many things, but, apart from reviews, it isn’t much a book discussion site. It’s Forums are pretty empty. Nobody else rises very high either. I see most book discussion happening on blogs and specialty sites.

Cheers.

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