Strange ebook promotion

khalleron · 03-16-2011, 11:37 AM

For buying ebooks from Google, they sent me. . .

Bookmarks.

Weird.

abookreader · 03-16-2011, 11:45 AM

hopefully you still have some DTBs around somewhere.

wyndslash · 03-16-2011, 11:46 AM

yeah, i saw those bookmarks in the internet. they're cute

tubemonkey · 03-16-2011, 01:24 PM

What ereaders need are bookmark slots located on top. Then when you're done reading, you just slide your bookmark in the slot to save your place.

wvcherrybomb · 03-16-2011, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by khalleron

For buying ebooks from Google, they sent me. . .

Bookmarks.

Weird.

Does it say anything about ebooks on it?

Yolina · 03-16-2011, 03:39 PM

Well it's certainly erm, different

sometimes you really wonder where they get their ideas for promos from.

Worldwalker · 03-16-2011, 03:56 PM

I have an insulated travel mug from Amazon, from (I think) their first Christmas. Ironically enough, I've never done much but admire it; my car, and the one I had before this one, has no cupholder, and attempts at affixing those add-on ones have led to disasters. The kind of disasters involving hot liquids and sandals. But at least the mug is potentially useful; people who buy books (all they sold back then) probably drink things they want to keep hot or cold, and you don't really need to use it in a car. They've sent me plenty of bookmarks, too, usually in boxes with pbooks, and the occasional magnet. But all of those make sense for pbook buyers. Sending bookmarks to ebook buyers certainly doesn't.

Or maybe it does. People who buy ebooks usually also have pbooks. In many cases, lots and lots of pbooks (that being the whole reason they've got ebooks in the first place: trying to reclaim their space, or at least not lose any more of it). So if they have promotional bookmarks to stick in their pbooks, they might use one and think "y'know, I could have gotten an ebook instead" and there's all the info they need, right there on the bookmark.

DixieGal · 03-16-2011, 04:07 PM

I miss pretty bookmarks.

Worldwalker · 03-16-2011, 04:20 PM

I probably have 100 bookmarks: plain ones, fancy ones, woven ones, leather ones, metal ones, lizard-shaped ones, touch-sensitive ones, lenticular ones, and everything else you can imagine.

I mark my place with random scraps of paper, receipts, and the occasional Band-Aid (in the wrapper!).

I know, I'm doing it wrong.

queentess · 03-16-2011, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

What ereaders need are bookmark slots located on top. Then when you're done reading, you just slide your bookmark in the slot to save your place.

I like this idea

It'd be a great transition from pbooks to ebooks.

My favorite bookmarks of all time were the bookthongs you could find at the checkout counters at B&N and Borders for about $5. They were pretty and they NEVER fell out of my book. I rather miss bookmarks

whitearrow · 03-16-2011, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DixieGal

I miss pretty bookmarks.

I do, too. I found some lovely Lord of the Rings movie tie-in ones a few years ago. The designs were based on the Rohan banners. They were rigid and had little wood pieces across the top.

They do stay nicer now that I'm not using them, though

Ken Maltby · 03-16-2011, 07:34 PM

I received a regular sized envelope with a return address of "Google ebooks".

It contained only four colored plastic strips as follows:

A Green one with "My other book is a laptop." in white letters.

A Yellow one with ""My other book is a tablet."

An Orange one with "Take your library anywhere."

A Blue one with ""My other book is a smartphone."

There was no letter included in the envelope, no explanation for there use,
or why they were sent.

My guess is that someone thought there would be some value, to Google, if
these strips were left in books, for others to see.

Or maybe if I still used a bike and had some clothespins?

Luck;
Ken

FizzyWater · 03-16-2011, 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by queentess

My favorite bookmarks of all time were the bookthongs you could find at the checkout counters at B&N and Borders for about $5. They were pretty and they NEVER fell out of my book.

My cat attacked those! They were pretty, but I stopped using them because the cat would attack the dangling bit.

JoelArnold · 03-17-2011, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

What ereaders need are bookmark slots located on top. Then when you're done reading, you just slide your bookmark in the slot to save your place.

Great idea!!

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abookreader Wizard Posts: 1,516 Karma: 2567610 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindles - Keyboard, Fire, 2-US, iPhone, iPAD	hopefully you still have some DTBs around somewhere.

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tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,858 Karma: 158733736 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	What ereaders need are bookmark slots located on top. Then when you're done reading, you just slide your bookmark in the slot to save your place.

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Yolina Wizard Posts: 1,179 Karma: 11573197 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: London, UK Device: Voyage	Well it's certainly erm, different sometimes you really wonder where they get their ideas for promos from.

03-16-2011, 03:56 PM	#7
Worldwalker Curmudgeon Posts: 3,085 Karma: 722357 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: PRS-505	I have an insulated travel mug from Amazon, from (I think) their first Christmas. Ironically enough, I've never done much but admire it; my car, and the one I had before this one, has no cupholder, and attempts at affixing those add-on ones have led to disasters. The kind of disasters involving hot liquids and sandals. But at least the mug is potentially useful; people who buy books (all they sold back then) probably drink things they want to keep hot or cold, and you don't really need to use it in a car. They've sent me plenty of bookmarks, too, usually in boxes with pbooks, and the occasional magnet. But all of those make sense for pbook buyers. Sending bookmarks to ebook buyers certainly doesn't. Or maybe it does. People who buy ebooks usually also have pbooks. In many cases, lots and lots of pbooks (that being the whole reason they've got ebooks in the first place: trying to reclaim their space, or at least not lose any more of it). So if they have promotional bookmarks to stick in their pbooks, they might use one and think "y'know, I could have gotten an ebook instead" and there's all the info they need, right there on the bookmark.

03-16-2011, 04:07 PM	#8
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	I miss pretty bookmarks.

03-16-2011, 04:20 PM	#9
Worldwalker Curmudgeon Posts: 3,085 Karma: 722357 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: PRS-505	I probably have 100 bookmarks: plain ones, fancy ones, woven ones, leather ones, metal ones, lizard-shaped ones, touch-sensitive ones, lenticular ones, and everything else you can imagine. I mark my place with random scraps of paper, receipts, and the occasional Band-Aid (in the wrapper!). I know, I'm doing it wrong.

03-16-2011, 07:34 PM	#12
Ken Maltby Wizard Posts: 4,466 Karma: 6900052 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Heart of Texas Device: Boox Note2, AuraHD, PDA,	I received a regular sized envelope with a return address of "Google ebooks". It contained only four colored plastic strips as follows: A Green one with "My other book is a laptop." in white letters. A Yellow one with ""My other book is a tablet." An Orange one with "Take your library anywhere." A Blue one with ""My other book is a smartphone." There was no letter included in the envelope, no explanation for there use, or why they were sent. My guess is that someone thought there would be some value, to Google, if these strips were left in books, for others to see. Or maybe if I still used a bike and had some clothespins? Luck; Ken