Amazon Kindle Unlimited, Entitle, Oyster and Scribd all have e-book subscription models that allow you to read as many titles you want, for a low monthly price. Given that there are close to 100,000 books on each platform are people binge reading the same way Netflix users watch television? Do they have the capability to evolve? Over the course of the last few years the … [Read more...] about Can eBook Subscription Services Evolve?
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Oyster Adds Web-Based Mobile Reading to Its Platform
eBook subscriptions services are making headlines right now, especially following the launch of Amazon's Kindle Unlimited program. In some ways, correlations can be made that two other pioneering subscription services--Scribd and Oyster--could have paved the way for KU, despite the various differences in their platforms. While other ebook subscription startups have been around … [Read more...] about Oyster Adds Web-Based Mobile Reading to Its Platform
The eBook Subscription Model is Here to Stay
At an IDPF and BISG panel today as part of its Making Information Pay event, speakers addressed one of the key changes the publishing industry is undergoing: ebook subscriptions. When 24Symbols launched in 2010 as a Netflix-style model for ebook consumption, publishers weren't quick to jump on board, at least not in the US. One reason may have been that the company was simply … [Read more...] about The eBook Subscription Model is Here to Stay
Indie Bookstores Offering eBook Subscriptions, iOS Apps for Instant Reading
Yesterday, Good e-Reader mentioned a variety of ways that publishers are working harder to reach a loyal fan base of readers, using offerings like author interactions, unreleased content, dedicated storefronts on their websites, and more. Today, GigaOm's Laura Hazard Owen highlighted one independent bookstore that is reaching out to its customers with its own branded app and … [Read more...] about Indie Bookstores Offering eBook Subscriptions, iOS Apps for Instant Reading