tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748060798655400108.post3573033586968441614..comments2023-11-02T08:55:35.510-07:00Comments on Market Design: Market for used booksAl Rothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02232854038397912604noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748060798655400108.post-72688771078448336062008-12-30T20:35:00.000-08:002008-12-30T20:35:00.000-08:00More on used book sellers--mostly human interest, ...<A HREF="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/28/AR2008122802003.html?hpid=moreheadlines" REL="nofollow">More on used book sellers</A>--mostly human interest, but also some economics at the end.<BR/><BR/>Particularly notable given the previous comment:<BR/>"Amazon's Kindle, the Sony Reader and applications created for cellphones seem likely to push early adopters away from physical books at increasing rates. Publishers have been scrambling to prepare for the brave new world of e-books, and a 54,000-square-foot warehouse, needless to say, won't count as a major asset in that world."<BR/><BR/>On the common enemy of all book producers and purveyors:<BR/>"Talk to enough publishers and booksellers and you'll find that their No. 1 long-term worry is the increasing competition for their customers' time and attention."Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439136666108847579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748060798655400108.post-22243006769152783912008-12-28T07:23:00.000-08:002008-12-28T07:23:00.000-08:00As technologies like the Kindle take off, we will ...As technologies like the Kindle take off, we will likely see illegal downloading of books as well, although I doubt it will get as bad as the illegal music downloading because companies such as Amazon have such a vested interest.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for another great post!Justin Wehrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15171211679701874613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748060798655400108.post-963133002413109462008-12-28T07:03:00.000-08:002008-12-28T07:03:00.000-08:00Isn't the challenge for publishers to find some wa...Isn't the challenge for publishers to find some way of renting a book without using DRM technology?<BR/><BR/>Software games, fashion designers, and up to now, the car industry, have been masters of the revision game.<BR/><BR/>Should we also expect them to decline because of a vigorous secondary market?michael websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08709023254632080905noreply@blogger.com