Re: is this the beginning of the end?
gardner said:
There is no doubt in my mind that this is exactly what they will do.
and, as i said, if that's actually what they do, we're in the same boat we've always been in, and this is just another ho-hum news item...
My bet is that they won't even proof the stuff
i'm not sure i understand what you mean here; if they print the scans, there's nothing to proof. -bowerbird
Bowerbird@aol.com wrote:
and this is just another ho-hum news item...
What's your point?
if they print the scans, there's nothing to proof.
If there are pages missing or illegible sections, then it might be better to skip that volume, versus go ahead selling it to folks who are likely to complain or return it. But if you're lazy, you'd skip that step and let the customer inform you if a given volume is unusable. If you get a lot of complaints about a specific volume, you can then go and figure out what exactly is wrong maybe find a fill-in source or what have you. But why take on that work up front? People will pay the same whether you invest up front or not. ============================================================ Gardner Buchanan <gbuchana@teksavvy.com> Ottawa, ON FreeBSD: Where you want to go. Today.
It's pretty hollow. I searched on "maps". It says "All books: 647. Books to read now: 9". Another obscure inquiry - "britannica" - gives me 98 books, with 1 available now. But to mitigate, if I click on one of the unavailable books, it says: *This book has not yet been processed, but if you preorder we’ll process it faster and notify you when it’s ready.* Right.
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