Reader Responce 10

What I like most about this book is how Dibbell takes us through the experience so we can almost ourselves be part of the experience. I find this virual world of business to be very interesting and enjoy reading about his time going through it. I think the concept of this book is simply mind boggling and unbelievable to imagine that this man could be making the money he is making in the virtual world.

"Live from the Acalon Hotel in Beverly Hills, Califonia, I'm wishing you and yours a prosperous new year--more prsperous, at any rate, than the one I just completed, which closes with a whopping $3, 131.42 in profit accrued from my dealing in virtual items." This quote stuck out to me because I think it makes his life seem pretty tempting don't ya think? If you truely think about the concept of dealing in virtual items over $3,000 is a huge accomplishment.

In chapter 37, Dibbell talks us through the near ending of his experience. "You will see that in their strictest sense, I have already failed. The income-tax return I file in April will of course pertain only to money made in 2003, and as I've already reported, my profits fromt he sale of imaginary items last year amounted to a measly $3, 131.42, or a little more than 6 perfect of my income." I still think that the amount that he has been making is still a high number especially since he is selling imaginary items! Who wouldn't want to do this on the side of another job, when your making a decent amount of money as Dibbell did. Althought he knew he wasn't going to be successful he kept up with his mission.

I have not yet finished the book, but am almost there and I believe that although Dibbell wasn't successful in beating his earnings as a writer he was still successful in making money of "virtual loot." It is amazing that this worked and he did in fact make money off this idea. I think this book is something that people should read in the sense that it shows us, how much technology and the internet affects the world that we are in today. Technology is becoming a huge part of our lives not only the play world, but in the working world as well.