July 12th, 2009 
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Almost everyone has heard a tale of someone getting rich by selling an Internet domain name for a staggering price. But few understand the secretive world of domain investing, a game that a growing number of people are playing around the globe. The Domain Game chronicles the exploits of leading domain investors and explains how this mysterious market works. Learn how an Oklahoma watermelon farmer wound up owning some of the world’s most valuable Web addresses, from recipes.com to chairs.com, and how a college dropout became a multimillionaire by scooping up domains that others abandoned amid the dot-com bust. Find out how the rise of Google and Yahoo has helped boost the fortunes of domain investors. And explore the shenanigans of investors who snag names associated with corporate trademarks. Finally, read how you can jump into this exciting market with a relatively small initial investment. It’s a market with high risk, but huge potential reward.
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The Complete History of the Domain Business
[...] is a wonderful book for those that want to know the history of the domain name business started, and progressed through the years.
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The short, but fast paced history of internet domain names
I believe this book is totally fascinating to those who are new, hear about, or never engaged in real domaining practices, but were aware of what was happening.
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Modern Gold Rush?
If you like reading about and imagining yourself living in the “gold rush” days of the 1800s, you might also enjoy reading about a modern-day gold rush in the book “The Domain…
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Interesting historical account.
The subtitle of this book, “How People Get Rich…”, would be more accurate by using the past tense; “How People GOT Rich…
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An Intriguing Read
The Domain Game provides an insightful look into the somewhat “hidden” world of domain name trading.
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Pay Per Click ..over, and over and over and over = $$Ms
A thoroughly researched and engaging ride through the often murky world of domain name dollars and the watermelon farmers and venture capitalists that you find there…
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Very good book about the domain market
When i bought this book i was somewhat afraid that it would be another book with get rich quick talk and with little real content.
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Captivating, Mesmering, and Incredible
A well written book on domainers and their passion-Domaining. The book is surely Captivating, Mesmerizing, and Mind-Blowing.
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Fascinating
This is an amazing history of the cut-throat world of domain portfolio management. Reading the book as an outsider to the industry, I was surprised to learn the actual revenue…