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Old 09-07-2002, 10:06 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Arrow any opinions on domains with the letter i in front

What is your opinion on the value of a domain with the letter i in front of it exampl-->ibooks.com

I have many names with the main word having more than 1million searches on overture in a month.
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Old 09-07-2002, 10:43 PM   #2 (permalink)
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ebooks or e-books are a great product phenomenon and growing like tadpoles in summer, and here's where the e really makes the big moolah.

Don't know of any i- words that do this as well. Perhaps if you were a little more explicit, it'll be easier to figure.
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Old 09-07-2002, 10:50 PM   #3 (permalink)
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you really think ebooks sell?
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Sure, the cost-advantage (production/shipping) is unbeatable. To the consumer, that means getting desired content at the lowest possible price break.
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Old 09-07-2002, 11:20 PM   #5 (permalink)
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im thinking of making an ebook site
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Old 09-07-2002, 11:39 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Good luck eddie, a site targeted at business professionals with self-help/business books makes good sense. You could be the Wall Street of ebooks
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I wish you good luck with it too - it a nice one.

I is a very good prefix - but I always advise it be developed rather than sold.
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I agree with Mole. There are many names out there entered into the popular lexicon that use "e" followed by a common dictionary term that work. You can never guess though what may end up working.

If someone were to ask me today if "eDiets.com" would be a name a company would WANT to use to start an online dieting service, I'd laugh long and hard, barely able to rise off the ground. With tears in my eyes, I'd mutter... do you KNOW what that SOUNDS like??? Who in their right mind would go to Eey-Di-Uts for advice?

But... there you go. "I" on the other hand have been popularized VERY much by Apple. In fact, they clearly have more "I" products on the way past their current machine and software list of: IMac, Ipod, Iphoto, IDVD, Imovie, etc.

In fact... the BIGGEST point one might warn you about is that Apple is INDEED *very* protective of its trademarks, and you may however unintentionally have overlooked the product I left out of the above list.... Apple's Ibook. Fortunately, at first glance, you appear to have a precedent in iBook.com that links to Apple's product at the bottom of its page. Unfortunately (for your domain), one of the reasons they probably HAVE that staying power is the fact that THEY *also* have a trademark on the term (October 8, 1996), and theirs in fact preceeds Apple's own trademark (November 6,1998) by a good two years.

To date, I do NOT believe there has been any successful *registered* trademark for the name "eBook" by itself. That distinction is NOT enjoyed by the term "iBook".

As such...

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Regarding other names with "I" or even "E" in front... I think if they have NOT been trademarked, they may or may not work... it all depends on each name individually. More often than not, I would say NO. Registrar domain name spinning algorhythms seem to like it though (among other prefixes)!

Our merchant account provider is e-onlinedata Corp. Over time the name has grown on me, so again, you never know.

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I also wanted to note, "I" tends to stand for "Internet" and "E" tends to stand for "electronic". As such, the words they are joined with can have radically different connotations. Also, "I" is a widely understood pronoun for oneself. It has a bit of a wildcard effect when randomly combined with words by sometimes forming crude sentences and otherwise unintentionally and perhaps inappropriately implying action (although this can be beneficial too from the "pun" appeal perspective). Like naming a website I-talk versus e-Talk (which conveys a clearer meaning?) Or maybe I-Bowl versus E-Bowl. One will be more confusing as a product or service when spoken about.

Using "I":
Using the iWanted.com service product, we have helped improve the productivity of our employees by 20%!
Using "E":
Using the eWanted.com service product, we have helped improve the productivity of our employees by 20%!

Some other interesting info care of NetLingo:
http://www.netlingo.com/right.cfm?term=i%2Danything
http://www.netlingo.com/right.cfm?term=e%2Danything

Food for thought. I thought it particularly interesting regarding the connections it makes between "I" and media hype and marketing.

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there are alot of names with i in front dropping on the 11th
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It's only a matter of time until you get a letter about iBooks.com... especially with links to PPC listings for laptops, etc.
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Old 09-09-2002, 12:43 PM   #12 (permalink)
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My husband and I run an ebook site

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im thinking of making an ebook site

www.ebookskit.com is ours it is one of our first babies, havent made millions but doing ok amongs other things out there.....just thought you might be interested
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as i read it, eddie was using ibooks.com as an example, rather than it being a name he owns.
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ironically, ibooks.com is in the hands of the alleged thief Doug Esposito
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lhague can I hear some numbers like profits and traffic? I am very interested in starting a ebook site. What can be better than ,no overhead, no employees, automated websites, and 100% profits? I want to make a 20$ instant download site, where you can downoad lots of books for 20$. If you think of the potential profits its amazing. My site wont have just one book it will have many different books.

Thanks for any info.
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there are alot of names with i in front dropping on the 11th
And an OBSCENE amount with "e-" in front... I mean, I didn't even LOOK after a while, like it was raining e-'s.

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as i read it, eddie was using ibooks.com as an example, rather than it being a name he owns.
I think I got thrown off by the ambiguity combined with the "I own lots of i's" and followed up with "I want to start an eBook website". Oh, well... good thing then!

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