Re: [ARSCLIST] MP3 bit rates and usage factors for Web pages

[Karl Miller <lyaa071@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 1 Dec 2005, Steven C. Barr wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Karl Miller" <lyaa071@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > As I type this...it is all beginning to fall into place...As of late our
> > library system has made great inroads into the food service industry by
> > building coffee bars and restaurants in our libraries. Perhaps
> > diversification is the key.
> >
> > Maybe libraries could start selling ad space for downloads...for instance,
> if
> > you wanted to hear the lady talking about her experience learning
> quilting,
> > you might have to listen to a could 30 second spot, from some company
> > that sells hobby products! Libraries just need to think more like Google.
> >
> And, of course, new pages containing advertisements could be
> bound into library copies of books, with the cost directly
> related to the popularity of the book in question...

Great idea! Also, monitoring the circulations statistics would give
libraries the opportunity to adjust the advertizing rates. If a book
became hot, the cost of the ads could be adjusted appropriately.

I think we are making progress here.

Karl