Comments on: zoom zoom http://thedigitalist.net/2008/06/bookshelf-interface-for-online-bookshop/ a blog by the digital team at Pan Macmillan Tue, 15 May 2012 05:14:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: James Long http://thedigitalist.net/2008/06/bookshelf-interface-for-online-bookshop/comment-page-1/#comment-604 James Long Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:21:30 +0000 http://thedigitalist.net/?p=172#comment-604 Hi Eoin - I agree it has something of the gimmick about it but I wonder if this is the way online shopping might go... it's sort of like the coolroom (https://www.coolroom.com/#Coolroom_1) concept... books alone probably won't win any races but if they branch out into other product categories... for folks with the right connectivity, this *could* be an easier way to shop (needs a bit of smart search and predicitive stuff going on first, I reckon). The look inside concept, or read/watch now, or invite your friends ... could all be applied to books, DVDs, TV shows, podcasts, games, maps, etc. that are accessed via the shelf. Hi Eoin – I agree it has something of the gimmick about it but I wonder if this is the way online shopping might go… it’s sort of like the coolroom (https://www.coolroom.com/#Coolroom_1) concept… books alone probably won’t win any races but if they branch out into other product categories… for folks with the right connectivity, this *could* be an easier way to shop (needs a bit of smart search and predicitive stuff going on first, I reckon).

The look inside concept, or read/watch now, or invite your friends … could all be applied to books, DVDs, TV shows, podcasts, games, maps, etc. that are accessed via the shelf.

]]> By: Eoin Purcell http://thedigitalist.net/2008/06/bookshelf-interface-for-online-bookshop/comment-page-1/#comment-603 Eoin Purcell Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:34:13 +0000 http://thedigitalist.net/?p=172#comment-603 Is it just me (and don't get me wrong, this is pretty) but isn't this like having a pencil lab? Why are we recreating the real world online? Seems a bit pointless to me! Eoin Is it just me (and don’t get me wrong, this is pretty) but isn’t this like having a pencil lab?
Why are we recreating the real world online?
Seems a bit pointless to me!
Eoin

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