Comments on: iPhone app for BookMooch

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:44:14 +0000

Wonderful! As an admitted techie and bibliophile (and owner of an iPhone), I am very excited about this app!

Jen
happilycoupled on BookMooch

By: freddlerabbit

freddlerabbit — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:08:33 +0000

I think it’s actually a good sign that many BM users don’t currently use an iPhone – if the app takes off, you’ll be hitting a market of potentially new users in a way that won’t damage the experience of your current base!

By: renee

renee — Sun, 31 May 2009 16:44:04 +0000

I do support the phone apps. If they only work on all phones. I have a touch phone and get on BM but I can’t mooch,delete or add. I have called my phone carrier and they have told me that it is the website not allowing me to do all funtions.

By: Kara

Kara — Sun, 31 May 2009 16:40:51 +0000

P.S. This should have been a reply to the post below – I clicked the wrong button : )

By: Kara

Kara — Sun, 31 May 2009 16:39:55 +0000

Jacqui said she can’t ask for angels because she can’t access the forum, and Andrew let her know how she could locate angels off-forum. That particular complaint had nothing to do with the iPhone app and how donations are spent, and I thought it was nice of Andrew to offer her an alternative. So, while it may not address the point that this blog topic addresses, it did provide a helpful response to her specific complaint, so I don’t think it is fair to be dismissive of his response just because you have an axe to grind and wanted yet another opportunity to say you don’t like the iPhone app. We get it. You don’t like it.

By: Kara

Kara — Sun, 31 May 2009 16:33:57 +0000

Yes, there are lots of ways to bring new users to BookMooch, and this is one of them. Frankly, though, this is likely to bring many more new users to BM than a multiple platform application, simply because of the success and volume of the iTunes store. While a multiple platform application sounds nice, it probably wouldn’t have the impact of the iPhone app. I understand that you are bitter about this, but I think you are completely ignoring how much this will benefit ALL BookMooch users. And why can’t John follow this up with a multi-platform app? He will own the code for this app. and that will make it easier to develop apps for other platforms I think. IMO the iPhone app IS for the greater good and doesn’t just benefit a few people.

By: Allyson Straka

Allyson Straka — Sat, 30 May 2009 21:56:34 +0000

I am VERY excited for the Bookmooch iPhone app to come out. Thanks for investing in this for us!

By: Alex K

Alex K — Sat, 30 May 2009 20:06:51 +0000

I also want to suggest that Amazon’s app does not include the number of pages in the book description, which drives me crazy since this is such a good way to determine the scope/readability of a book. So… if you could make sure to include this in the search results, I would be further enamored.

By: Alex K

Alex K — Sat, 30 May 2009 20:02:26 +0000

I have been waiting for this app for a long time. I think it will be an excellent way to get a younger crowd into bookmooch… so they can give me their books.

More users = More donations. I think this will be a very economical way to grow bookmooch.

By: courtney

courtney — Fri, 29 May 2009 20:10:34 +0000

this is rad. thanks very much. i know you’re getting a lot of flack from non-iphone users, but you can’t make all the people happy all the time.