tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post5699073076968186089..comments2024-03-25T21:30:28.970-07:00Comments on <b>Smashwords</b>: Priceline Threatens to Sue SmashwordsDovetail Public Relationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05039664167177159146noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-58127895652126270762009-08-15T23:57:50.431-07:002009-08-15T23:57:50.431-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.cbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06529234482847666639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-56644643930026895942009-08-15T23:57:20.466-07:002009-08-15T23:57:20.466-07:00I'd never heard of "Name Your Own Price&q...I'd never heard of "Name Your Own Price" or priceline.com until I read your blog today, Mark.<br /><br />It's quite usual to own a bunch of satellite domains.cbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06529234482847666639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-61805691495532078122009-08-03T11:45:59.095-07:002009-08-03T11:45:59.095-07:00If corporations were people, they'd be greedy ...If corporations were people, they'd be greedy little sociopaths. I think this is just a little more evidence to that. I just wish you could treat corporations like most of the sociopaths I've met; Ignore them, deny them anything useful, and they generally leave you alone after they realize revenge won't earn them anything other than a restraining order...Randolph Lalondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05997175656842769265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-45540288277353180522009-08-02T21:28:27.236-07:002009-08-02T21:28:27.236-07:00Wow, what a waste of time, really. I think the opt...Wow, what a waste of time, really. I think the option to name your own price is a good one, but it should just be added as an option on the Smashwords main site. Meanwhile, I'd be reluctant to let this satellite go as a simple matter of principle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-63685995451892613392009-08-02T20:10:19.005-07:002009-08-02T20:10:19.005-07:00Good ol' corporate America. I don't miss ...Good ol' corporate America. I don't miss it.<br /><br />Sell me the domain. Let's just keep selling it to various ebooks folks and make them chase us in circles.<br /><br />:-)<br /><br />Clint Brauer<br />CyberRead.comCyberRead.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01965217957058411688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-55473936976672637302009-08-02T09:16:10.299-07:002009-08-02T09:16:10.299-07:00Perhaps you could ask your customers to come up wi...Perhaps you could ask your customers to come up with a new term and move on?<br /><br />Books Your Price, <br />You Price the eBook,<br />Name the Book's Price...<br /><br />I am sure others can brainstorm better ideas than me. <br /><br />Just an idea.<br /><br />Lawyers, grumble, grumble...ChristineMMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17388497877158577422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-34804958409626759132009-08-01T21:23:45.127-07:002009-08-01T21:23:45.127-07:00.
The path of least resistance?
At least they....<br /><br />The path of least resistance?<br /><br />At least they're hiLARious.Th.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16460795570237872290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436915084701775452.post-47177045259923906352009-08-01T18:08:40.234-07:002009-08-01T18:08:40.234-07:00Ah, when commerce and intellectual property runs a...Ah, when commerce and intellectual property runs askew of reality and common sense. Boo on Priceline. I understand that they must protect their Mark, lest they lose it, but really? Really?! Shame on them. <br /><br />Hope you didn't cave to this.Bradley Robbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10080422023323214045noreply@blogger.com