marco_guate

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   by marco_guate 10y ago

   Ja ja, cool, thanks.
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   by marco_guate 10y ago

   Couple of issues with that: -Very few developed nations read in Spanish. Donation books in other languages are usually just trashed. -Getting this huge amounts of books would be indeed crazy. -So books will stay at owners homes. Because th
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   by marco_guate 10y ago

   So Johnny will find the book Harry Potter or certain math book he needs for school, which is owned by someone down the street. So he needs to contact the owner to meet him and get the book from him for free (or in exchange for another book)
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   by marco_guate 10y ago

   Really good, thank you. Business model: monthly subscription to have access to database. 1. No shipping. Cities are often small, and highly dense. People´s cost of mobilizing (walking) to a meeting point is lower than the shipping cost. 2.
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   by marco_guate 10y ago

   You are right, so we won´t ship them. We´ll do regional groups, people will meet in used book stores (who will pay us to be centers), or their school/campus library.
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   Apply HN: Database of Used Books for Sharing (Developing Countries)

   5 points by marco_guate 10y ago|10 comments
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   by marco_guate 10y ago

   It´s always tricky to mix faith and business. I´m assuming Christian.