Re: What would your perfect Anime DVD rental service be like?

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (tino) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (AnimeRentee) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> > Hi there!
> > 
> > I'm in the process of setting up my rent-Anime-by-DVD business, and
> > would like to know how you, our customers, would prefer to be served.
> > 
> > (1) How would you like to pay for rentals?  A $10 Monthly
> > subscription, or a $3.99 pay-per-DVD-rented fee?
> > With the former, one is allowed to hold onto a maximum of TWO anime
> > DVDs for AS LONG AS THEY LIKE - with no late charges!  Thing is, in
> > order to receive the next Anime DVD on the person's list, s/he would
> > have to return at least one of the DVDs currently in his/her
> > possession.  On the other hand, a "pay-pre-rental" scheme would
> > require that the customer pay for each DVD rented (probably about
> > $3.99) and would have to mail it back within 15 days, or be accessed a
> > late charge.
> > 
> > (2)If you absolutely HAD to choose between having an exhaustive
> > selection of every Anime DVD released in the U.S, and a guarantee of
> > having multiple copies of the most popular Anime DVDs always
> > available, which would you prefer?
> > 
> > (3) Any additional requests/concerns/issues/options I haven't
> > considered?
> > 
> > The service (I shall mention our website URL upon completion) has a
> > LARGE (if not exhaustive) selection of all the available Anime DVDs
> > legally released in the U.S.  A Pre-paid postage return envelope is
> > sent along with every DVD mailed to a customer.
> > 
> > Remember, your feedback is IMPORTANT!  We aim to please!
> > 
> > Regards,
> > - AnimeRentee (to be soon in business)
> 
> 
> Maybe you should familiar with the competition before going about such
> plan.  The best anime  rental business is greencine.com, probably has
> every R1 anime disc imaginable.  Slower than netflix since they only
> have the center in west coast.  My Netflix return time is insane,
> since I live only 15 minutes away from one of their center.  However I
> am going to cancel the service because I am running out of desirable
> title from them.
> 

The only problem with Greencine is that they still need to increase
the number of anime DVD's per title, especially on popular ones.  They
are doing this so it has improved a lot.  Plus, Greencine just dropped
thier monthly rental fees which is totally cool.  AND Greencine now
allows you to group anime titles in a list so that they are released
to you in the order you want them.  So if you were renting all of
"Ranma 1/2", "Inuyasha", and "EVA", you'd create three lists with
those DVD's in their respected lists.  That way if DVD 2 of Ranma is
out but the next DVD you want for EVA is in, they'll send you the EVA
one.  :-)