We have implemented some of these in Books4Spain (exclusively online and specialising in books about Spain)-- both on the website and on our blog, for example:
independent «expert» reviews author interviews and links to them and author blog from book result page on our website ability to but non DRM ebooks and Kindle books direct Win books competitions Lots of added value content on blog Our favourites, special offers, recommended books,
popular books and featured authors on website All this via a software platform which we have developed in - house and re Hildick - Smith warning that entering digital book retail is very, very expensive — that is not necessarily the case since we intend to license our software platform on a white
label ASP basis to other
independents (retailers and publishers) at a very reasonable price.
It once was, but rather than doubling down on
independent creators, helping them monetize with ads and commerce and selling subscriptions to enhanced ad - free access, SoundCloud wasted years chasing the major record
labels in hopes of building a Spotify competitor full of the most
popular music.