Total Boox: Read first, pay later

elemenoP · 01-22-2013, 09:41 AM

I don't think there's been a post about this yet?

New bookstore model: sample anything and everything you like (as long as you "read" each page for less than six seconds), then get charged for the amount of the book you actually read.

http://mashable.com/2013/01/21/total-boox/

I am unclear if you can ever download the book to an ereader in this model, or only read in their app. Sourcebooks is on board, and they are trying to get Penguin (I will believe that when I see it!).

Thoughts?
eP

tubemonkey · 01-22-2013, 10:08 AM

Six seconds? Is he crazy? How much would he charge if you read the entire book?

Dulin's Books · 01-22-2013, 10:27 AM

"if you read 10 pages of a 100-page book that costs $10, you'll only pay $1"

from the article. the problem being, if this has any legs at all, the big boys will just implement it into their current stores/devices/apps and he will get buried.

BeccaPrice · 01-22-2013, 10:46 AM

Boy, the publishers really work hard to think of anything that would increase piracy, dont' they?

(OK, I can see its use in educational settings, where you'd only pay for the part of a text book that you actually used.)

mr ploppy · 01-22-2013, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elemenoP

sample anything and everything you like (as long as you "read" each page for less than six seconds), then get charged for the amount of the book you actually read.

Thoughts?
eP

How many seconds does it take to do a screen capture?

ucfgrad93 · 01-22-2013, 11:07 AM

This sounds like a really stupid idea to me.

latepaul · 01-22-2013, 12:27 PM

I think it's a niche market, I don't think it's stupid.

People inclined to pirate will find a way and screenshot-ing individual pages is tedious compared to the alternatives.

The reason I think it's niche is that I'm not convinced it works any better than samples for fiction. And samples are free, even a handful of pages here will cost - unless you speed-read.

But for textbooks or reference works or possibly even short story collections, I can see some demand.

PurpleStar · 01-22-2013, 01:10 PM

I don't think this is a good idea. Imagine if a physical book store were to charge for flipping through a book. Why do this with ebooks. I would never sign up for something like this.

taustin · 01-22-2013, 02:28 PM

Sounds like a scheme to make money from books so bad nobody will read more than the first few pages. No thanks.

Lynx-lynx · 01-22-2013, 11:42 PM

Amazon has the 'look' option for lots of ebooks, and the books where I've chosen that option I've been able to read usually the first 30 or so pages, depending on the nature of the book.

So, in a sense that option is already there, and it's free, and there's no obligation to buy.

No idea whether one could copy out that info in the 'look' view - didn't even think of it.

cromag · 01-23-2013, 02:16 AM

I think I could capture all the text on a page, right-click Copy, and then paste into a text editor in less than 6 seconds. If I was going to bother.

It doesn't sound like anything that would interest me.

medard · 01-23-2013, 02:34 AM

Whoever came up with this idea does not love books or reading.

VaultBoy · 01-23-2013, 11:09 AM

That's... Ridiculous. It'll never work.

Andrew H. · 01-23-2013, 03:56 PM

This would kind of be like if you went to a bookstore and they charged you by the hour to browse.

01-22-2013, 09:41 AM	#1
elemenoP Wizard Posts: 1,717 Karma: 3790058 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NYC Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony 650	Total Boox: Read first, pay later I don't think there's been a post about this yet? New bookstore model: sample anything and everything you like (as long as you "read" each page for less than six seconds), then get charged for the amount of the book you actually read. http://mashable.com/2013/01/21/total-boox/ I am unclear if you can ever download the book to an ereader in this model, or only read in their app. Sourcebooks is on board, and they are trying to get Penguin (I will believe that when I see it!). Thoughts? eP

01-22-2013, 10:46 AM	#4
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 2,146 Karma: 11174187 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	Boy, the publishers really work hard to think of anything that would increase piracy, dont' they? (OK, I can see its use in educational settings, where you'd only pay for the part of a text book that you actually used.) Last edited by BeccaPrice; 01-22-2013 at 10:54 AM.

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tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,847 Karma: 158733736 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	Six seconds? Is he crazy? How much would he charge if you read the entire book?

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Dulin's Books Wizard Posts: 2,806 Karma: 13500000 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Portland, OR Device: Boox PB360 etc etc etc	"if you read 10 pages of a 100-page book that costs $10, you'll only pay $1" from the article. the problem being, if this has any legs at all, the big boys will just implement it into their current stores/devices/apps and he will get buried.

01-22-2013, 11:07 AM	#6
ucfgrad93 Wizard Posts: 2,372 Karma: 9026681 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Colorado Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2nd Gen	This sounds like a really stupid idea to me.

01-22-2013, 12:27 PM	#7
latepaul Wizard Posts: 1,270 Karma: 10468300 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: a variety (mostly kindles and kobos)	I think it's a niche market, I don't think it's stupid. People inclined to pirate will find a way and screenshot-ing individual pages is tedious compared to the alternatives. The reason I think it's niche is that I'm not convinced it works any better than samples for fiction. And samples are free, even a handful of pages here will cost - unless you speed-read. But for textbooks or reference works or possibly even short story collections, I can see some demand.

01-22-2013, 01:10 PM	#8
PurpleStar Wizard Posts: 1,625 Karma: 11387182 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Clara BW, Kindle Paperwhite (11th Gen)	I don't think this is a good idea. Imagine if a physical book store were to charge for flipping through a book. Why do this with ebooks. I would never sign up for something like this.

01-22-2013, 02:28 PM	#9
taustin Wizard Posts: 1,358 Karma: 5766642 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Nook	Sounds like a scheme to make money from books so bad nobody will read more than the first few pages. No thanks.

01-22-2013, 11:42 PM	#10
Lynx-lynx Treachery of images ... Posts: 4,149 Karma: 94320195 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Australia Device: Sony 650, Kobo Glo, H2O, Aura One, Forma, Libra 2, Libra Colour	Amazon has the 'look' option for lots of ebooks, and the books where I've chosen that option I've been able to read usually the first 30 or so pages, depending on the nature of the book. So, in a sense that option is already there, and it's free, and there's no obligation to buy. No idea whether one could copy out that info in the 'look' view - didn't even think of it.

01-23-2013, 02:16 AM	#11
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,718 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	I think I could capture all the text on a page, right-click Copy, and then paste into a text editor in less than 6 seconds. If I was going to bother. It doesn't sound like anything that would interest me.

01-23-2013, 02:34 AM	#12
medard Wizard Posts: 1,014 Karma: 5595784 Join Date: May 2012 Device: Electronic Paper	Whoever came up with this idea does not love books or reading.

01-23-2013, 11:09 AM	#13
VaultBoy Addict Posts: 206 Karma: 1683142 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: Kindle of many shapes, PIPBoy 3000	That's... Ridiculous. It'll never work.

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Andrew H. Grand Master of Flowers Posts: 2,201 Karma: 8389072 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Naptown Device: Kindle PW, Kindle 3 (aka Keyboard), iPhone, iPad 3 (not for reading)	This would kind of be like if you went to a bookstore and they charged you by the hour to browse.