BookSwim “beta” is like a public library, except you pay!
Give me a break!, Smoking Crack, Web 2.0, Will never make money, Bad websites, Shouldn't Exist, Service August 5th, 2007
It’s a novel concept–renting books online “like NetFlix.”
How much does one pay for the privilege of reading used books with others’ greasy fingerprints?
The cheapest plan starts at $20 per month!!! Hehe…The “recommended best value plan” is $36/month.
BookSwim has stated its goal is to rent 1,000,000 books by 2010! I’ll be very very impressed if they make it with a zero or two chopped off.
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August 20th, 2007 at 11:38 am
Chief Marketing Officer from BookSwim here. I’m so proud to have received the “Suckiest Startup” nomination. Thank you so much for thinking of us.
You doubt whether BookSwim will reach it’s millionth book rented, but www.bookswim.com is not the first to the book rental market. One service, already in existence reached it’s 1,000,000th book rented just recently.
Oh, and I love the concept of this website. I’ve laughed my ass off at a few of the startups here. I’m at least glad to have grabbed your attention.
George Burke
August 20th, 2007 at 10:38 pm
Thanks George…I make fun of companies, but it is truly in good fun and humor. I hope to create my own sucky startup one day…
February 13th, 2008 at 1:26 am
It’s like an online library but I get to pay!