What is a good name for a cross-publisher ebook search engine?

[tirsales]

Originally Posted by montsnmags

I still like "boobook". Owls are wise (well, except for the slowbies that bump into tree trunks).

I like the reasoning - owls can look behind them after all. But I'd prefer something like "bookowl" (though it is boring)
1. A logo would present itself.
2. boob-ook sounds more like apes then owls

Or - to avoid misunderstandings regarding slowbies: bookowl-that-is-seriously-not-bumping-into-tree-trunks

[GeoffC]

Fred, yes, diminutive of Winifred... (sorry, from Angel/Buffy series)

[pshrynk]

Originally Posted by grimo1re

Ah! A name! Fred? or should it be girl, that would be more fluffy and rosy, no? Dana? Lori? Nah, too modern. We want a bookish girl...what's a bookish girl name?

I already tried Bob. They're not listening.

[wayrad]

How about Orpheus? He was an artsy type, and is known for having conducted an almost perfect (except for one minor detail) search and retrieval operation.

[Gianfranco]

Originally Posted by montsnmags

I still like "boobook". Owls are wise (well, except for the slowbies that bump into tree trunks).

Cheers,
Marc

http://www.bokrecensioner.se/0609807978

Owls Aren't Wise and Bats Aren't Blind: A Naturalist Debunks Our Favorite Fallacies about Wildlife

[Catire]

My 2 ¢

ebookworm.com or something simple to remember like ebookfinder.com

[Gianfranco]

Well acidzebra, here comes yet another naming problem. What is the Java standalone command line client supposed to be named?

[tirsales]

Originally Posted by Gianfranco

That is known - nevertheless many people make the association "owl <-> wise".

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by wayrad

How about Orpheus? He was an artsy type, and is known for having conducted an almost perfect (except for one minor detail) search and retrieval operation.

very minor... however that is an interesting suggestion... then again orpheus was the first great poet (and musician but that's not as relevant) and, bringing us back to a previous suggestion, his son was named Musaeus, which means "of the Muses"... Orpheus is one of my favorite figures from mythology.

Originally Posted by Gianfranco

I believe in a name, strongly. Names are easy and are often not taken.

Originally Posted by Gianfranco

That is, a name as in "berry", "moose" , etc.... not like in "ebookfinder", "booksearch".

"moose" is good... no, more seriously, i think you are right, a name will be easy to remember and will allow us to create a mascot or personality which will also help people to remember and make logo etc. easier.

Originally Posted by montsnmags

I still like "boobook". Owls are wise (well, except for the slowbies that bump into tree trunks).

Cheers,
Marc

Originally Posted by tirsales

I like the reasoning - owls can look behind them after all. But I'd prefer something like "bookowl" (though it is boring)
1. A logo would present itself.
2. boob-ook sounds more like apes then owls

Or - to avoid misunderstandings regarding slowbies: bookowl-that-is-seriously-not-bumping-into-tree-trunks

i like the owl idea as well. owls may not *truly* be wise, but we can call that "poetic licence" right ? and the fact they can turn their head 180° (more ?) is good for a search engine. bookowl could be a good name i think. sadly it is taken. in fact someone seems to have bought up quite a lot of variations on (e)book + owl. however e-book.owl.com is available, so is e-book-owl.com

Originally Posted by Gianfranco

Well acidzebra, here comes yet another naming problem. What is the Java standalone command line client supposed to be named?

hey now, one name at a time !!

[pshrynk]

Zelda - about 170 degrees, actually.

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by pshrynk

Zelda - about 170 degrees, actually.

well, that's still a lot more than i can.

[acidzebra]

Originally Posted by Gianfranco

Well acidzebra, here comes yet another naming problem. What is the Java standalone command line client supposed to be named?

Have you decided on a name then? If you can't choose, you could put the top contenders in a poll. But once you have a name, simply strip most/all vowels and you have your command; i.e. boobook would become bbk.

Brevity is king on the commandline - chances are you will have to type it out a lot.

[tirsales]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

Orpheus is one of my favorite figures from mythology.

Which, accidentely, could make for a nice shirt *g*

and the fact they can turn their head 180° (more ?)

Depends on the amount of force used.

[quote]bookowl could be a good name i think. sadly it is taken. in fact someone seems to have bought up quite a lot of variations on (e)book + owl. however e-book.owl.com is available, so is e-book-owl.comI havent checked bookowl-that-is-seriously-not-bumping-into-tree-trunks - but I'd wager that it is free

hey now, one name at a time !!

Seriously, one could get lost.
What are small owls called? Tawny owl?
Then the client could be called Tawny
(This is easier in German .. We have Eulen (owl), Uhus (eagle owl), Käuzchen (tawny or small owl), etc)

[tirsales]

Originally Posted by acidzebra

Brevity is king on the commandline - chances are you will have to type it out a lot.

Actually ...with Windows most people wouldnt know how to use the commandline - so they would simply point and click and ignore the name. With *NIX 'double tab' should do the trick in most shells.

[Format C:]

bookowl sounds like bookle (I imagine it on a white page with coloured letters and a simple search field...). Without the "e", just in case Gianfranco will extend his engine to p-books sold on line...