One of the most elusive arms of digital publishing has been a viable solution for Netflix-style subscription-based reading. With everything from freemium models to all-you-can-eat reading, solutions providers, publishers, and reading consumers have struggled to find a model that works for everyone. In September, New York-based Oyster launched an invitation-only beta period … [Read more...] about Oyster Subscription Reading Goes Live to the Public, Brings an iPad App with It
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Oyster Offering All-You-Can-Read eBooks For $9.95/Month
Oyster is out to win over the reading community with an offer that is hard to resist: a library full of ebooks for just $9.95 a month. No wonder the Oyster offer is being equated to Netflix, which has a similar monthly plan for watching videos. At present, there are 100,000 ebooks at Oyster, with none of them being free titles. Oyster has signed up directly with publishers such … [Read more...] about Oyster Offering All-You-Can-Read eBooks For $9.95/Month
24Symbols Subscription-Based eBook Reading Gets a Boost from Zed
Some of the frustration surrounding ebook lending and digital borrowing may be getting a little help, as Spanish company 24symbols announced today that it has partnered with mobile device company Zed for global distribution. Described as the Netflix of books, 24symbols allows users to read content from a wide variety of publishers on internet-based computers and devices, … [Read more...] about 24Symbols Subscription-Based eBook Reading Gets a Boost from Zed
Netflix Now Available for the Blackberry Z10
If you are a Blackberry Playbook or Z10 owner, the most sought after video streaming app everyone wants is Netflix. It has not been possible to even stream videos from the website because Netflix put a physical block on accessing the content, until now! Today, Good e-Reader is proud to bring the only working copy of Netlfix exclusively for the Blackberry Z10. This working … [Read more...] about Netflix Now Available for the Blackberry Z10
Netflix confirms they will not make an official Playbook App
Netflix confirmed today on their companies Twitter account that they will not make an exclusive version of their video streaming service for the Blackberry Playbook or any phone. RIM has been trying to woo the company for sometime and it looks tremendously unlikely they will ever support QNX or Blackberry 10 operating systems. Obviously the one thing the Playbook lacks is a … [Read more...] about Netflix confirms they will not make an official Playbook App
Netflix Launches Their Redesigned Android App
Netflix knows many people are adapting Android Tablets in order to view their content, and with the recent release of the Amazon Kindle Fire, more people than ever will be looking to install it on their device. Today the company announced they were redesigning their Netflix app to make it more slick and polished. The upgraded app is now available on many Android Markets and … [Read more...] about Netflix Launches Their Redesigned Android App
Vizio Can Now Playback Netflix Videos
The Vizio tablet should appeal to those who are hooked on movies. For the tablet that earlier boasted of its association with Hulu plus—among the first to have done so—is now ready to play host to movies from Netflix as well. So there you are, two of the biggest names in the field of online video genre ready to be tapped via the Vizio tablet, which in itself costs an affordable … [Read more...] about Vizio Can Now Playback Netflix Videos
Rooted Eee Pad Transformers Can Stream Netflix via S/W Patch
Here is some good news for those who have rooted their Eee Pad Transformers. They are just a hack away from watching all the media Netflix has to offer. They would have to install Netflix and an unofficial patch which would get them on the XDA Developers forum. This patch makes the application work normally while preventing flagging of rooted installs. However, as it usually is … [Read more...] about Rooted Eee Pad Transformers Can Stream Netflix via S/W Patch
HBO on iPads soon
Popular entertainment and movie channel HBO is bringing in its shows for streaming on the iPad and other tablet devices. And the best thing is, it will be free for all those who have subscribed to the channel via cable or satellite TV packages. The last bit may not be the liking to many as they might have preferred to deal directly with HBO bypassing the cable providers but as … [Read more...] about HBO on iPads soon