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dub3's pixel tribute to Bookspan in 2000: a Dot-com-era online shop
Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 2000 page

dub3 card · bookspan.com

Bookspan (2000)

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Cost
2 RAM
Power
1
Rarity
Common
Family
Commerce
Era
Dot-com (1999 to 2002)
Collection
The Long Tail

What it does

On reveal: Enemy cards cost 2 more to play here.

On reveal happens once, when the card flips.

It costs 2 RAM to play and brings 1 Power to its lane. You get 1 RAM in round 1, 2 in round 2, and so on.

Commerce cards grow every round and make your opponent pay more to play.

The site, in 2000

A New York online bookseller, set up in 2000 as a joint venture between Bertelsmann and Time Warner.

Bertelsmann took it over in 2007 and sold its interest to Najafi Companies, an Arizona investment firm, a year later. Najafi's holding company, Direct Brands, also owned the Columbia House record club.

Dot-com era, 1999 to 2002. Glossy buttons, big money and a bug called Y2K. Some of these companies were worth billions for about a fortnight.

The Long Tail: The niche, the local and the specialist. Most of the web, really.

Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 2000 page.

In the game, this pixel page loads the way it did in 2000, then plays a short scene. Want Bookspan in your deck? Make a free account and open some packs, or try a match first. No sign-up needed for that.