Sonal Chokshi@smc90·Jul 18, 2015Replying to @pmarca@pmarca a library's not about efficiency, it's about a safe, public learning space [as you http://bit.ly/1Lu6jnD of all people well know:)]114
Sonal Chokshi@smc90·Jul 18, 2015Replying to @smc90@pmarca though I admit am intrigued by idea of a completely decentralized distributed peer-to-peer network for exchanging books >32
Sonal Chokshi@smc90·Jul 18, 2015Replying to @vgr@vgr @pmarca only if all digitized books are truly open, exchangeable; there are no mechanisms for doing that beyond charities and few apps>1
Sonal Chokshi@smc90·Jul 18, 2015Replying to @smc90@vgr @pmarca >also this proposal calls for disintermediating libraries and exchanges for physical books I believe -- but imagine book nodes!3
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jul 18, 2015Replying to @smc90@smc90 @pmarca Upside of a dedicated p2p p-book network isn't worth it. Wait for e-books or for Uber to offer generic local p2p exchange1
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jul 18, 2015Replying to @vgr@smc90 @pmarca I suspect 80% of demand will be local, and remaning 20% long-haul can just FedEx or use Amazon marketplaces1
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jul 18, 2015Replying to @vgr@smc90 @pmarca Actually Amazon 2nd hand (pushed used book sales from 4% to 25% in first 2-3 years), is really a p2p lending library.11
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @vgr@smc90 @pmarca For widely circulated books, Amazon used prices are just pennies above cost of shipping. For rare, it becomes an auction.5:15 PM · Jul 18, 20151 Like