The link below is to an article that reports on Oyster adding kids books to it ebook subscription service.
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http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/oyster-adds-kids-books-to-collection_b82737
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Ebook Subscriptions for Children’s Ebooks
The link below is to an article that explores the possibilities for ebook subscription services and children’s ebooks.
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http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2014/time-for-ebook-subscriptions-for-childrens-titles/
Ebook Subscription Services
The link below is to an article that takes a look at ebook subscription and seeks to discover if they are worth it.
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http://lifehacker.com/are-ebook-subscription-services-worth-it-1513205735
The Netflix of kids’ books? Epic launches on iPad for $9.99/month
The Netflix(s nflx) monthly subscription model is a hit for movies and TV, and is spreading to music with paid versions of services like Pandora and Spotify. In 2014, it looks like the model could finally catch on for e-books.
On Tuesday, a company called Epic launched a service that offers children a monthly library of over 2,000 children’s books on the iPad, including popular titles like Olivia, the Berenstain Bears and Mr. Popper’s Penguins. The books arrive instantly through streaming, and the service also provides features like personalized recommendations and off-line access. Here are some more titles:
Epic’s launch comes weeks after Oyster, which my colleague Laura Owen last year crowned the Netflix of e-books, received a major investment to expand its $9.95 ebook service aimed at adults.
It’s obviously too soon to say how Epic will fare but, as with any monthly subscription service…
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Oyster: The Inside Story
The link below is to an article that takes a look at how the ‘Netflix’ of ebooks established itself.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57617713-93/how-the-netflix-of-books-won-over-the-publishing-industry-q-a/
Subscription Ebook Services
The link below is to an article that takes a look at ebook subscription services including Scribd, Oyster and Entitle.
With $5.3M In Funding, Entitle Launches E-Book Service Emphasizing Ownership And Big Titles
Meet the latest subscription ebooks service: Entitle
Scribd’s New Ebook Subscription Service
The link below is to an article that takes a look at Scribd’s new ebook subscription service.
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http://web.appstorm.net/reviews/media-reviews/scribds-new-ebook-subscription-service/
Here’s how much Smashwords authors will get paid through ebook subscription service Oyster
In the past couple of months, two ebook subscription services — Oyster and Scribd — have launched. Both aim to be a “Netflix (S NFLX) for ebooks,” providing unlimited access to ebooks from a variety of publishers for a set monthly fee.
Both Oyster and Scribd have been fairly circumspect about how authors are paid when their books are accessed through the apps — in part because the terms may vary slightly by publisher. Now, though, we’re getting a little bit more information on how author payments through Oyster work.
Self-publishing distributor Smashwords is letting its authors include their ebooks in Oyster. On Friday, Smashwords CEO Mark Coker sent authors and publishers an email explaining how the financial terms of the arrangement will work:
“As a Smashwords author or publisher, you’ll earn 60 percent of your book’s retail list price whenever an Oyster subscriber reads more than 10 percent of…
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