Sentences with phrase «existing ebook model»

Will Oyster cause the existing ebook model to implode?

If it's simpler and more convenient to just buy the paper book, then the existing ebook model is broken.

Not exact matches

Bilbary, founded by former Waterstones CEO Tim Coates, was developed to bridge the divide that currently exists between publishers and libraries, as well as to offer an alternative to the current ebook lending model.

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.

Those three claim there was no wrongdoing and that the ebook industry's switch to an agency model for pricing rather than the previously existing wholesale model was purely the result of the evolution of the industry.

They're pricing the ebook to fit their existing, per - unit revenue model instead of fixing their model to fit a market with a rapidly increasing digital component.

But mostly, it was the publishers that killed Oyster, where there was never much interest in seeing it succeed because it challenged their existing and highly profitable ebook business model in their home market.

What else explains their habit to instantly apply existing print models to the eBook business?

The listing for ebook readers proper is not complete as new models appear by the month, and many more models exist for other categories.

If you want to read more about the existing business models in the ebook industry, take a look at our previous blog post here, where we discussed ebook pricing models in greater detail.