The Netherlands is experiencing a increase in the number of people who subscribe to e-book subscription service. In the past three months everyone in this sector saw a 49% increase in the number of new subscribers. The number of titles available for subscription services such as Kobo Plus, and Bliyoo Mate increased by 67%. Last year the average user had a paltry selection of … [Read more...] about E-Book Subscription Services Are Booming in the Netherlands
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Scribd is expanding its magazine library with seven new titles
Scribd has been developing a small digital magazine catalog in a bid to stay relevant and appeal to a wider audience of users. The company first unveiled the service in November with ten titles such as ; TIME, Fortune, Money, People, Bloomberg Businessweek, Entrepreneur, Foreign Policy, New York Magazine, Newsweek and The Atlantic. The company is starting to see success in this … [Read more...] about Scribd is expanding its magazine library with seven new titles
Scribd Now Offers Digital Magazines
Scribd has just unveiled digital magazines to their online subscription service. Readers will have access to ten magazines that include; TIME, Fortune, Money, People, Bloomberg Businessweek, Entrepreneur, Foreign Policy, New York Magazine, Newsweek and The Atlantic. Scribd editors will be curating individual news articles and a new recommendation engine will direct readers to … [Read more...] about Scribd Now Offers Digital Magazines
Scribd Officially Transitions from an Unlimited e-Book Service
Scribd announced last month that they were changing their business model from an unlimited service to a credit based one. Every month users receive three credits that they can use to read e-books or to listen to audiobooks. There are a small pool of Scribd Select titles that can be read without spending credits and today there is a new blog post that lists a number of … [Read more...] about Scribd Officially Transitions from an Unlimited e-Book Service
Scribd adds 6,000 new e-Books from Macmillan
Scribd has changed their business model from offering an unlimited number of e-books to a fixed amount per month. This move allows them to secure more deals with publishers and get more content into their catalog. Today, Scribd announced that they have added more than 6,000 books from leading global publisher, Macmillan Publishers. The additions represent the third time … [Read more...] about Scribd adds 6,000 new e-Books from Macmillan
Scribd is Limiting the Number of E-Books You can Read
Scribd has augmented their business model once again and readers are going to be the ones who suffer. Starting this March subscribers will be issued Monthly Read credits that will enable them to read three e-books and one audiobook every month from the full Scribd library, while still being able to read an unlimited number of books from Scribd Selects, a rotating selection of … [Read more...] about Scribd is Limiting the Number of E-Books You can Read
Scribd has just added sheet music
If you wanted to learn how to play Adele's latest hit Hello or simply want to learn some Tori Amos tunes on the Piano, Scribd has you covered. The e-book subscription site has just added over 2,600 different kinds of sheet music. Co-founder and CEO Trip Adler states, “We are excited to bring even more value to our subscribers and to connect them with many different types of … [Read more...] about Scribd has just added sheet music
Self-Published Authors Have Fewer e-Book Distribution Options
Self-published authors are facing major difficulties in selling their e-books online. Many bookstores are closing or scaling back and Amazon changed the rules for their Kindle Unlimited program, paying authors by pages read instead of when a book is opened. What is an author to do? Oyster announced last week that they were closing their company in early 2016 and most of the … [Read more...] about Self-Published Authors Have Fewer e-Book Distribution Options
Scribd Focuses on Audiobooks as an Avenue of Growth
Scribd has been experiencing growing pains trying to make audiobooks financially viable. They company made the decision to scrap unlimited listening back in August and relegated their subscription base to onlyone title per month. If you want more, it will cost an extra $8.99 for every other audiobook you want. This decision to change their business model did not resonate well … [Read more...] about Scribd Focuses on Audiobooks as an Avenue of Growth
Scribd is Limiting the Number of Audiobooks you Can Listen to
Scribd has announced that they are making cuts to their audiobook system because they are losing money on this particular enterprise. Starting next month they are ditching their unlimited audiobook package and subscribers can only listen to a single title per month. If you want to listen to another audio edition, you have to pay an additional $8.99. It is not all dire news … [Read more...] about Scribd is Limiting the Number of Audiobooks you Can Listen to
Exclusive – Entitle eBook Subscription Service Shutting Down
Entitle is one of the many companies now participating in the entire Netflix for e-books concept. They never managed to standout in a crowded marketplace that includes Amazon, Scribd and Oyster and never generated enough revenue to stay in business. Starting July 21st 2015, Entitle will be closing and they are recommending their existing customers join Scribd. Entitle, … [Read more...] about Exclusive – Entitle eBook Subscription Service Shutting Down
Scribd Starts to Banish Indie Authors from its Catalog
Major online bookstores and e-book subscription sites often have to walk a fine line between a large library and quality content. There is something very alluring about establishing partnerships with self-publishing services such as Draft2digital and Smashwords. They both have over 225,000 titles combined and can instantly make a startup very relevant in terms an overall … [Read more...] about Scribd Starts to Banish Indie Authors from its Catalog
Scribd Brings Bestselling eBooks to Australia
Australia has proven itself a major growth market for Scribd. Subscriptions have more than tripled in the country in less than a year. This has prompted Scribd to negotiate with their publishing partners to bring modern bestsellers to Australia in a bid to appeal to serious readers. Scribd is employing a different kind of strategy to the Australian market. First of all they … [Read more...] about Scribd Brings Bestselling eBooks to Australia
Kindle Unlimited is the Most Popular e-book Subscription Service
Kindle Unlimited is the latest entrant into Netflix for e-books subscription style of service. In a short period of time Amazon has managed to attain more paid members using its platform than the competition. The Codex Group has reported in their April 2015 consumer survey, 12.4% of digital book consumers have a Kindle Unlimited subscription. In comparison, only 1.4% of … [Read more...] about Kindle Unlimited is the Most Popular e-book Subscription Service