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I'm a Safari online subscriber myself, but I think this decision is a huge mistake. I also own books that I purchased from O'Reilly and I still use those books.
by Lendal 9y ago
I'm a Safari online subscriber myself, but I think this decision is a huge mistake. I also own books that I purchased from O'Reilly and I still use those books. Just because I don't continue to re-purchase them doesn't mean I don't use them or will never purchase another. I use them on a daily basis. I also use Safari on a daily basis. Why can't they see that there is a need for both models?
I rent things, and I own things. Just because I rent some things doesn't mean I want to rent everything. By the same token, just because I buy things every day doesn't mean I never want to rent anything.
We are truly living in the Idiocracy.
- ianai 9y agoI just don't understand the business choice. It's not like this will push people onto the safari books program. If anything, I worry that this portends the end for them.
- walterbell 9y agoOnline reading enables tracking, the data has value.
- gregjwild 9y agoData has value, but not as much value as repeat customer loyalty.
- walterbell 9y agoYes, the comments in this thread provide valuable data, if the O'Reilly marketing department has the appropriate parser.