Oyster was once one of the biggest
ebook subscription websites out there, but they have recently released a statement saying that they will be closing the doors and the staff will be moving on to better things (primarily, working at Google).
Today, Editor in Chief Michael Kozlowski and Senior Editor Mercy Pilkington talk for an hour about the Digital Book World Conference that transpired this week and discuss the business model of
eBook Subscription websites, how Libraries are acting as retail... [Read more...]
eBook subscription websites and emerging markets such as China are the two main facets contributing to the dramatic increase.
Oyster is one of the more prominent
eBook subscription websites and it is starting to distinguish themselves from a crowded marketplace.
Penguin Random House UK CEO Tom Weldon has proclaimed that
eBook subscription websites such as Amazon Unlimited, Scribd and Oyster are not viable business models.
eBook subscription website Oyster has hit 500,000 eBooks, including bestsellers and uber popular books.
Not exact matches
Again, I applaud YouTube and Google for suspending sixpackshortcuts account and I hope this will be a wake up call to other people who use ridiculous claims to sell their expensive
eBooks,
website subscriptions, and newsletters.
However, the survey found that, while the number of people visiting a physical library location may have dropped by a few percentage point, library
website use is up, possibly due to increased access to
ebook lending to personal devices and library
subscriptions to streaming videos, music, and research tools.
These new entrants also sometimes combine approaches, e.g. both a
subscription site and an app, both free
website (CwF) and
ebooks (RtB).
You currently can find wine - tasters, lens reviewers, and economists running
subscription websites with writing, analysis, charts, and data that is usually unavailable in either print or
ebook form.
The Smashwords link - up with
ebook subscription service Scribd has got off to a strong start, with early sales exceeding expectations and continuing to grow, and now showcasing indie authors on the Scribd
website front page.