Originally Posted by
nykmedia
Currently, eBid is experiencing very high rankings across a wide spectrum of subjects within the main Google search engine. A recent combined effort by a group of eBidders in the promotions forum have proven this to be a distinct advantage to sellers and now, especially, sellers of books. In a recent press release featured by the booktrade.info site, the following was included:
Google has introduced a site that organizes customers' libraries and lets Web visitors search through the titles.... users can create lists of links to books and articles in their collections and provide reviews and ratings... and ... links to where they can be purchased.
1. This could mean that anyone selling books could list their inventory on Google with links directly to their eBid book store.
2. This could be a good thing or a bad thing, depending on the reasons behind Google taking such a decision - are they, perhaps, contemplating targeting the likes of Amazon for a future buy-out?
The real reasons remain to be seen but, if eBid books sellers can get their items linked into the Google book search with links back to this site, then it could bring in a whole new audience.
The above are just my thoughts on a recent news article. I am not suggesting that we all rush out and start building libraries. What I am suggesting, however, is that it may be worthwhile investigating the possibility, as anything that targets bookbuyers with the potential to bring them here, to me, is a good thing.
Anyone got any views on this?