Sentences with phrase «launched ebook subscription»

Scribd was set up 10 years ago in 2007 as a document - sharing site but launched an ebook subscription service in 2013.

First, a little background for the uninitiated: Over a year ago, Amazon launched an ebook subscription service known as Kindle Unlimited.

Oceanhouse Media recently launched an ebook subscription service designed for young children ages 2 - 5.

Owen also pointed out that HarperCollins is the only Big 5 publisher that has signed on with Scribd, «just as HarperCollins is the only Big 5 publisher making its books available to Oyster or to another recently launched ebook subscription service, eReatah.»

Scribd was one of the first companies to launch an eBook subscription service.

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«Amazon launches its ebook subscription service «Kindle Unlimited» in Canada and Mexico» by Paul Sawers at VentureBeat — February 12, 2015

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This as - of - yet untapped level on consumer — the person who wishes he read more books or was more up - to - date on current events, but simply doesn't have enough time to devote to this type of reading — is becoming a bigger focus among digital publishing platforms; last week, Rooster announced the March 11th launch of its «snippet» reading subscription that lets users consume serialized books at a fraction of the cost of full - size ebook subscriptions, again, optimized for smartphone reading.

eBook subscriptions services are making headlines right now, especially following the launch of Amazon's Kindle Unlimited program.

It didn't take long after the launch of Amazon's Kindle Unlimited ebook subscription service for the outcry to begin, but unlike other criticisms the retail book giant has weathered, this one came from its most staunch supporters: self - published authors.

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If I had a dollar for every time I had seen a pitch for a subscription - based ebook platform, I would by now have launched my own.

eReatah originally launched their Netflix for eBooks subscription service back in September and changed their name to Entitle a few months later.

In other attempts to launch subscription - based ebook platforms, some of the major hurdles involved the pricing and compensation.

Oyster's CEO had some welcoming remarks for the introduction of Amazon's service into the ebook subscription sphere, seeing the launch of KU as yet another sign that reading consumers are responding to this model.

Wei Shi, an analyst at Strategy Analytics» wireless media strategies division, said that a significant development in the eBook market is subscription - based services launched by platforms like Amazon Unlimited, which have a model similar to how Spotify and Pandora work in the music industry.

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.

F+W Media is working towards the launch of as many as seven other additional market - specific ebook subscription sites, each geared to writing, design, firearms, woodworking, genealogy, craft, or romance fiction.

During the last year, SkyInk has assembled a small portfolio of authors and is now launching a new ebook subscription service.

«Launching enthusiast ebook subscription sites is a natural progression for the Company and a valuable addition to our portfolio,» said Chad Phelps, Chief Digital Officer.

Over the years they unveiled an unlimited ebook subscription service, suspended it and launched it again a few months ago.

Storytel is launching their first e-reader this summer and it is the first device of its kind that is directly tied into an ebook subscription service.

The first ebook subscription platform has just launched in the Czech Republic from Grada Publishing.

They initially launched in 2009 as a business document file share site and in 2013 they launched their unlimited ebook subscription service.

In a long - expected move, Amazon on July 18 announced the launch of Kindle Unlimited, a new subscription service that will give users unlimited access to a selection of 600,000 ebooks and more than 2,000 audiobooks on Amazon Kindle devices and any device with a Kindle app for $ 9.99 per month.

More than a quarter of the roughly 15,000 ebooks available in Czech are on the newly launched Bookport subscription platform, with more titles coming.

With the advent of Amazon Prime and the ability to borrow a free eBook every month, eBook subscription programs are being launched by a number of companies.

Amazon (s AMZN) has officially launched Kindle Unlimited, the $ 9.99 / month ebook and audiobook subscription service we told you about on Wednesday.

I assume you all know by now what Kindle Unlimited is, but I'm repeating it here anyway: Amazon launched a subscription ebook service in the summer, called Kindle Unlimited (KU).

There is a lot to consider, and since KU just launched and ebook subscriptions in general are still in the early stages, I'd like to pose a few questions.

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.

This might have been the tone in presentations about I See Me, a 16 - year - old personalized - book company, for example, or about children's ebook subscription programmes MeeGenius, Speakaboos, and (not yet launched) SmartyPAL.

Books & Ebooks in the News: Amazon launched Kindle Unlimited, a subscription ebook service similar to Oyster and Scribd.

Ebook subscription services are commonly hailed as the Netflix for books and Kindle Unlimited, launched back in July 2014, leads the pack.

New subscription services will be introduced - In 2017, Kobo made moves to launch its own ebook subscription service to compete against KU.

The company launched its own online ebook subscription service back in February, and now it is back with audiobooks.

And it all comes after Amazon has launched their own ebook email subscription service, Goodreads Deals.

New ebook subscription, launched by Kobo and Bol.com, is available in Belgium and the Netherlands for a monthly fee of $ 9.99.

It makes Oyster look pretty prescient for focusing so hard on its technology and mobile reading experience (as it did from launch — and which was surely one of the main reasons it raised $ 17 million from big VCs), because otherwise the company's exit would only stand as a symbol of the fact that ebook subscriptions don't work.

Soon after releasing our July 2014 Author Earnings Report, Amazon launched a subscription ebook service called Kindle Unlimited (KU).

Neither Scribd nor Oyster divulge a great deal in the way of statistics, but in January, Scribd said that since the launch of the subscription service in October 2013, the subscriber base has grown by an average of 31 % a month, with readers spending over 17 million hours reading 500,000 ebooks.

Some revealing research by Publishers Marketplace shows that Amazon's ebook subscription service Kindle Unlimited, launched just one week ago, is already having a big effect on the best - seller list.

Kindle Unlimited, Amazon's all - you - can - eat ebook subscription service, has officially launched, with more than 600,000 books that Kindle ereader and app users can choose from.

Amazon will increase its fund for self - publishers agreeing to loan their ebooks by $ 800,000 this month, the retailer has confirmed, predicting an uptick in downloads with the launch of the Kindle Unlimited subscription service.

Amazon launched Kindle Unlimited last year in response to Scribd and Oyster which are both running ebook subscription businesses.