There are thousands of online retailers that sell e-books and only a small handful that have adopted the unlimited subscription model. When it comes to rentals, the only digital editions that are currently available are textbooks. A small German startup called Readfy is hoping that customers are willing to rent an e-book for 0.99 euros and 4.99 euros, saving between 30% and … [Read more...] about Would you Rent an e-book? Readfy Hopes So
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Readfy Offering Ads in Its Free eBook Subscription
Readfy has rolled out an ebook subscription service in Germany that offers subscribers the option to read ebooks for free as long as they don't mind enduring ads once in a while. The ads can pop up either at the center of the screen or along the bottom, and can be image, text, or video based. Ssers will also be required to be online to read the books to allow the ads to stream … [Read more...] about Readfy Offering Ads in Its Free eBook Subscription
Ad-Based Reading Service Readfy Launches in Beta
One the most elusive models in digital publishing has to be subscription-based ebooks, with companies around the world all seeking to be the Netflix or Spotify of reading. Everything from pay-as-you-read page view models to open, unlimited consumption have been tried, but nothing seems to have taken hold, at least not in a way like...well...Netflix or Spotify. But … [Read more...] about Ad-Based Reading Service Readfy Launches in Beta