Sentences with phrase «own ebook subscription»

Its possible to run a subscription like this and not lose money — the ebook subscription service Oyster, for example, was profitable in terms of gross — but it's very hard to do at the scale MoviePass is operating at and it's near impossible to do it with margins that would make investors salivate.

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.

Late on Tuesday night, Amazon brought its all - you - can - eat ebook subscription service called Kindle Unlimited to India.

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.

«From the very first day, Kobo Plus was the largest and widest ebook subscription in the Netherlands and Belgium, and thanks to good cooperation, we grown every week since then.

3) You don't think there should be any force that determines a good book or a bad book but the public 4) You have built a company based on submitting user generation content to all major online bookstores, libraries and eBook subscription sites.

Scribd has lined up a treat for owners of the Kindle Fire range of tablet devices; the company's online ebook subscription service which has now been extended to include to the Kindle Fire tablets.

Amazon has announced that it is giving away six months worth of free access to their eBook subscription platform, Kindle Unlimited.

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

At this year's BookExpo event, two companies were featuring their children's ebook subscription services.

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.

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.

Readfy has rolled out an ebook subscription service in Germany that offers subscribers the option to read ebooks for free as long as they don't mind enduring ads once in a while.

Kindle Unlimited is billed as a Netflix for eBooks subscription system.

Children's ebook subscription platform FarFaria exhibited at this year's BookExpo event to demonstrate the powerful effects of their product, but also to ensure that attendees know about the company's pro-teacher initiative.

When ebook subscription - based reading was a new concept over four years ago, the idea seemed to intrigue readers while failing to entice publishers.

Some publishers like to keep their name under the radar, but to name a few: Verso Books (US, UK), Cappelen Damm (largest publisher in Norway), Elly's Choice (largest eBook subscription service in The Netherlands), Firsty Group (large solutions provider for the publishing industry in the UK), Profile Books (UK); web shops from Finland to Spain and from Peru to Colombia.

We have seen this transpire with eBook subscription services and getting involved in digital libraries.

It's rare that Amazon isn't leading the charge in some aspect of the book industry, but news came out today that Amazon is experimenting with ebook subscription models.

As ebook subscription models continue to gain ground with consumers, keeping a student - centric model in motion through classrooms instead of only through private consumer subscriptions seems to be the smarter approach.

Interestingly, the image only alludes to 600,000 titles available in the Amazon catalog, not the full ebook catalog, which could mean that Amazon would have the same problem with acquiring content for lending that has plagued the ebook subscription model since it first became news back in 2010.

In the six years since Trip Adler created a startup called Scribd, something incredible happened for digital publishing and ebooks: publishers finally found models they can work with to support ebook subscription - based reading.

Oyster is hoping to appeal to literary buffs that aren't currently paying for their eBook subscription service.

There are a number of eBook subscription services available, and understanding the benefits and costs of each may help you determine where to align your eBooks.

Several apps encourage children as creators too, and personalization is one of the trends that we'd expect to see... So far we haven't yet seen an eBook subscription service for families or for schools that's really caught on the UK, but there are a number of contenders and it will be interesting to see if one of them breaks through.»

Global brands may appear to dominate ebook subscriptions, but nimble, local publishing startups across Europe are winning authors» hearts and minds.

Nubico is offering a competitively priced ebook subscription service for consumers, and an attractive royalty model for publishers.

Filed Under: Marketing and Promotion Tagged With: eBook Subscriptions, KDP Select, Reviews (Getting them)

whether the most avid ebook readers have switched to ebook subscription services such as Kindle Unlimited or Scribd.

Stop by Infobase Booth # 1717 at NCSC for a demo of our databases, streaming video resources, and eBook subscriptions!

The first site, Artist's Network eBooks Book Club, the Company's art community ebook subscription site, http://ebooks.artistsnetwork.com, features more than 100 full - color art instruction titles from the Company's celebrated art community.

Ebook subscriptions last up to a year and are typically cheaper than their counterparts.

Bookmate, a Russian ebook subscription service, wants to attract English language publishers to its platform to cater to developing markets.

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.»

Kindle Unlimited is not the only player in the ebook subscription service game right now.

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.

whether the most voracious ebook readers have switched to ebook subscription services such as Kindle Unlimited or Scribd.

Much of the digital money for authors in Denmark is from Mofibo, the ebook subscription company where I work.

The report by Engel found that, in the case of Kindle Unlimited and other ebook subscription services, the book prices are set not by the publishers, but by the subscription service — therefore violating the Lang Law.

First, let us reflect on last year's post, Ebook Subscription Services are Doomed.

On Thursday, France's Minister of Culture, Fleur Pellerin, announced that Kindle Unlimited (KU) and other unlimited ebook subscription services are illegal in France because they violate the country's fixed book price law.

Though the Star sometimes describes the Dispatches as an ebook subscription offering, what it has in fact created is a weekly longform magazine, or special report series, that's entirely funded by readers.

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

France is once again putting pressure on Amazon, this time through ebook subscription.

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.

Travis Alber of Read Social moderated a session on ebook subscription services.

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

The support for e-readers when it comes to dedicated eBook subscription services is quite weak.