June 2011
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What's next for Lendle?
Over the past two or three weeks, we’ve crossed a few milestones, and we’ve had a chance to evaluate the success of two of our biggest initiatives. What’s next?
Site Design
We love rolling out new features and “game changing” concepts, but at this point, we think it’s time to assess our strengths and our weaknesses and make some evolutionary changes based on...
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"J.K. Rowling's Radiohead moment..."
So says Wired about the news that J.K. Rowling will maintain complete control over the distribution of the Harry Potter ebooks:
The significance of the way in which these ebooks are being sold, meanwhile, cannot be overstated. Pottermore.com has allowed Rowling to neatly sidestep the middle man (Amazon), maintain complete control over pricing, scoop up nearly all the profits from royalties, and...
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lastcallkillit asked: When are you going to upgrade servers? I've had days where I can't access anything in your search area, and days when the server just goes around and around.
It's not my internet, I've got 20 Mb Internet, very high speed.
I think it's an amazing service - when it works.
It's not my internet, I've got 20 Mb Internet, very high speed.
I think it's an amazing service - when it works.
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An open letter to Jeff Bezos
Hello, Mr. Bezos.
We’ve been building to this for some time now, but we thought it was high time that we introduce ourselves. We operate what we truly believe to be the most successful Kindle-centric social lending service: Lendle.
We hope we’re already on your radar.
Our Lendlers adore their Kindle devices, they love to read, and they’re buying books like crazy. We post...
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Why we don't embrace a "free books" mindset
Everyone loves free, right? We all want to feel like we’re getting something that others are paying for, and bargains are great, especially with the economy still in shambles. Even so, we’ve said since the beginning that we have no interest in being seen as a destination for free content, or as an alternative to purchases.
Of course, we know that people will occasionally tweet about...
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itallworksout asked: Whenever I go to lend a book, im taken to an amazon page of 404- Document not found saying the web address does not function. Because of this i am unable to lend and therefor being threatened with negative feedback, I am more than willing to lend my books however cant get it to work when i click the links...help??
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Lendle needs your help!
We recently reached out to Alfred A. Knopf books, because we’re keen to start a dialogue about lending and the future of ebooks.
They’ve responded to our request, and we now have an opportunity to talk with someone in sales at Random House. This is, needless to say, a big deal for us. We obviously don’t know what, if anything, will come of this discussion, but it’s our...
elisabethericson asked: Are there any plans for a "bookmark" or "wish list" feature? In other words, if you'd like to borrow a book but don't want to request it until you know you'll have time to read it, will it be possible to flag it for future reference? I'm currently keeping my "to read" in Evernote, but having it integrated into Lendle would be far more streamlined.
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eukatastrophe asked: When Lendle is better on its feet, would you consider adding a sort of content filter? I might be missing something, but it's somewhat frustrating to scroll through pages of werewolf porn when I'm looking for a fantasy book to read. Like, a tickbox that says 'include adult content' or something in the search bar.
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Hello, Alfred A. Knopf Books!
We couldn’t help but notice that you’re now following us on Tumblr. We think that’s really exciting. In fact, the last time we were this excited, Mallory from Family Ties (or is it Nellie from Arrested Development?) posted a tweet about Lendle when we were uncertain about our future.
We’ve said over and over and over that we would love to have a dialogue with anyone in a...
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An open letter to our international friends
Hey there. It’s not you, it’s us. We swear! Well, wait. It’s not really us, either. There’s someone else that’s kind of coming between us. We hate it too! It’s just, well, that other person is kind of important.
Seriously, though, a tweet this morning made us realize that we’ve never really gone into detail about the international situation we’re...
