Comments on: Google Book Search – first issue of my new business model innovation example series http://www.businessmodelalchemist.com/2008/11/google-book-search-first-issue-of-my.html Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:36:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rozeia http://www.businessmodelalchemist.com/2008/11/google-book-search-first-issue-of-my.html/comment-page-1#comment-986 Rozeia Fri, 08 May 2009 15:43:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/2008/11/google-book-search-first-issue-of-my-new-business-model-innovation-example-series.html#comment-986 Dear Alex,<br /><br />nice to see this blog about google business model for online access to millions of books, i m bit late to read it. <br /><br />you have probably heard about two sites 'gutenberg project (dated back to 1971 perhaps)' and 'libriVox (started in 2005)' offering free of cost online (and offline too) content from volunteer readers. wonder if Google's new business model would sustain longer??? perhaps we may experience another example of business model innovation from google very soon. Dear Alex,

nice to see this blog about google business model for online access to millions of books, i m bit late to read it.

you have probably heard about two sites ‘gutenberg project (dated back to 1971 perhaps)’ and ‘libriVox (started in 2005)’ offering free of cost online (and offline too) content from volunteer readers. wonder if Google’s new business model would sustain longer??? perhaps we may experience another example of business model innovation from google very soon.

]]> By: rama http://www.businessmodelalchemist.com/2008/11/google-book-search-first-issue-of-my.html/comment-page-1#comment-985 rama Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:07:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/2008/11/google-book-search-first-issue-of-my-new-business-model-innovation-example-series.html#comment-985 nice blog nice blog

]]> By: Alex Osterwalder http://www.businessmodelalchemist.com/2008/11/google-book-search-first-issue-of-my.html/comment-page-1#comment-984 Alex Osterwalder Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:03:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/2008/11/google-book-search-first-issue-of-my-new-business-model-innovation-example-series.html#comment-984 Hi Victor, very good point. I haven't yet come up with a visual way to point out these critical building blocks of the business model - maybe I should work more with the colors of the post-it notes (normal ones yellow /critical ones read).<br/><br/>In my workshops we usually talk about the examples in-depth and discuss the critical building blocks. However, a visual way of underlining this would be a step forward also in business model analysis! Hi Victor, very good point. I haven’t yet come up with a visual way to point out these critical building blocks of the business model – maybe I should work more with the colors of the post-it notes (normal ones yellow /critical ones read).

In my workshops we usually talk about the examples in-depth and discuss the critical building blocks. However, a visual way of underlining this would be a step forward also in business model analysis!

]]> By: Victor Lombardi http://www.businessmodelalchemist.com/2008/11/google-book-search-first-issue-of-my.html/comment-page-1#comment-983 Victor Lombardi Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:55:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/2008/11/google-book-search-first-issue-of-my-new-business-model-innovation-example-series.html#comment-983 Hi Alex,<br/><br/>Thanks for posting this, it's always nice to see more examples. <br/><br/>In working with my class, I find we always isolate one to three areas that are more sensitive than others. It may be a new product and we don't know how customers will react. Or it's a variation on a well-understood product but we're not sure about the costs. Or it relies on a particular partner relationship. <br/><br/>Have you thought about a visual way to indicate one or more aspects of a model that are key to making the whole model work? Hi Alex,

Thanks for posting this, it’s always nice to see more examples.

In working with my class, I find we always isolate one to three areas that are more sensitive than others. It may be a new product and we don’t know how customers will react. Or it’s a variation on a well-understood product but we’re not sure about the costs. Or it relies on a particular partner relationship.

Have you thought about a visual way to indicate one or more aspects of a model that are key to making the whole model work?

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