Skoobe was founded in 2010 by the publishing group Georg von Holtzbrinck , the publishing group Random House and the Bertelsmann service provider Arvato. They launched their unlimited subscription service in 2012 in Germany and by 2016 they had a catalog of 175,000 books by 1,600 German publishers, as well as thousands of titles in English and around 10,000 in Spanish. The … [Read more...] about Thalia has just purchased a 50% stake in Skoobe
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Skoobe and Bonnier sign a publishing deal
Skoobe is one of the most successful e-book subscription sites and they currently have a portfolio of 175,000 titles. They have just secured a partnership with Bonnier Media and they now have contracts with three largest German publishing groups Random House, Holtzbrinck and Bonnier. Readers who subscribe to the Skoobe service for 9.99 € per month will have access to … [Read more...] about Skoobe and Bonnier sign a publishing deal
Macmillan Buys into the eBook Subscription Model via Skoobe
In North America there are a number of eBook subscription sites that have suddenly caught the attention of major publishers. Scribd, Entitle and Oyster all make themselves accessible on iOS and to a lesser degree Android. It is suddenly quite viable for readers and publishers to buy into the whole 'Netflix for eBooks' concept. Macmillan is not sitting idly in the sidelines and … [Read more...] about Macmillan Buys into the eBook Subscription Model via Skoobe