Today is a significant day for Eat Your Books - the beta sign
has finally come off. It's taken longer than we thought - but
that's the nature of software development. At the beginning
of the year, we didn't realise we were going to do a complete
rewrite of the site, but we did, and it's now the website that we
dreamed of when we first began to conceptualize Eat Your Books.
We want to thank every member who joined EYB over the last year
- particularly Lifetime members. I think some of you did
wonder how long we'd actually be around - let me assure you we
intend to be for a very long time! Lifetimes expire in 2110
so we think that covers you all.
The major change for this release is a complete overhaul of the
Registration and Payment system. Changes include:
- We have replaced the 30 day free trial period with a
free membership that has a limit of 5 books on a Bookshelf. There
is no time restriction.
- Membership subscriptions are now: US$2.50 per month or
$25.00 per year.
- Gift Certificates are now available (just in time for the
holidays). They cost $25 and are for a one year
membership.
There have been several other changes, but mainly background
'stuff' - that make the site function much more efficiently and
provides us with a better platform for future enhancements.
We are now on a major membership drive, with our first
press release going out, so expect to see lots of new
members. We've had some great press to date, just
through word-of-mouth, (see Press page) so
we're hoping we'll get a good response.
As always we love to get your feedback.
