Last November Scribd added audiobooks to
their ebook subscription plan, which costs $ 8.99 per month to get unlimited access to Scribd's library of several hundred thousand ebooks.
Amazon made waves a few days ago when it was talking with book publishers to develop a Netflix based
ebook subscription plan into its tablet.
Rather than luring consumers with a model that affords them the ability to read mountains of content for one price, Rooster's clientele is expected to read serialized and novella - length works for far less than the cost of a typical
ebook subscription plan.
With the hoopla over new
eBook subscription plans people forget that Amazon currently has the largest eBook subscription plan.
Because I think something very valuable in terms of speculating about the future of serials has been left out — Scribd and Oyster and others offering
ebook subscription plans.
Not exact matches
Included in this Primal Life Kit are a meal
plan made by Primal Blueprint, a recipe
ebook by Bill and Hayley over at primalpalate.com, a fitness program by Sarah Fragoso of Everyday Paleo, and a
subscription to Paleo Magazine, among many other popular products.
The number one thing that irritates me about the whole thing is how Amazon deceptively highlights the $ 0.00 price for Kindle
ebooks that are available as part of their Kindle Unlimited
subscription plan.
Oyster's
subscription plan costs $ 9.95 per month and provides unlimited access to Oyster's catalog of
ebooks, which they now claim includes over one million titles.
F+W has
planned the release of seven additional
ebook subscription sites dedicated to writing, design, firearms, woodworking, genealogy, craft, and romance fiction.
Launch
plan to include seven more niche consumer sites by end Q2 NEW YORK — March 29, 2012 — F+W Media, Inc. today announced the launch of the first in a series of
eBook Subscription Sites created specifically for enthusiasts.
The Globe is also looking to its readers to guide its
ebook program, Saila says, but there are no immediate
plans to roll out a
subscription - based program.
Again, being compared to Netflix and Spotify, Mofibo
plans to be an
ebook subscription service to serve the needs of Denmark's reading customers.
For
ebook reading consumers, we came across brand - new or limited edition devices from four different companies today, including Bookeen, Imcosys, Tolio, and txtr; txrt actually spoke at length about pending
plans for a
subscription - based reading service, highlighting several features that their platform will offer that the slow - to - adoption
subscription reading market has lacked.
Additionally, she briefly discussed future
plans for a
Subscription - based licensing of
ebooks, as well as the recently launched initiative to license select titles to classrooms on a one - year time frame.
While there are already sites that exist to loan
ebooks, including some that use a Netflix - like freemium model for
subscriptions, Bilbary's
plans for
ebook rental are to cut out the commitment by simply loaning books on a per - rental fee basis.
That's why it's $ 9.99 - a-month
plan, similar in price to all - you - can - read
ebook subscription services, offers unlimited access to its catalog of over 5,000 magazines, comic books, and
ebooks.
Apple had once
planned to handle all
subscriptions to magazines, newspapers, and
ebooks through its own Appstore and take 30 % out of each transaction to do so.
Amazon's war on publishers reached a crescendo yesterday with the leak of Kindle Unlimited, a
subscription plan that would allow readers to pay $ 9.99 per month for unlimited access to the Kindle
ebook library.
Previously Oyster only offered
ebooks through a monthly
subscription plan for $ 9.99 per month.
With Kobo launching their audiobook
subscription plan last week, where customers can get one audiobook per month for $ 9.99, it has me thinking about how
ebooks and audiobooks are treated differently.
An
ebook subscription service, available on any device including your Kindle: That appears to be what Amazon is
planning, but is it worth $ 9.99 a month?
Polish firm Legimi is one of the surprising success stories among
ebook subscription services which are thriving despite the looming shadow of the giant Kindle Unlimited and is
planning an IPO to give it the financial backing to move into the German market.
Our
subscription model will allow a user to buy an
ebook reader for $ 1 along with a 24 - month
plan, will complement that offer.»