The LoveReading LitFest, which launched in March this year, has announced it is moving away from a members-only subscription model to become free to view. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-15 08:23:21 UTC ]
The way Julie Galodé in Dinan thinks she can beat the market and make a go of a new boutique children's book house is with a subscription. The post France’s New Éditions Lulee: A Subscription Model in Kids’ Books appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-07-30 17:20:59 UTC ]
The near-simultaneous rush among publishers with subscription businesses to loosen their paywalls and provide free access to reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic has reignited long-standing debates about whether the news should fundamentally be free, even as ad-supported journalism (with some... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2020-04-10 16:17:19 UTC ]
Bluemoose Books is launching a subscription model for the first time, to accompany its year of only publishing female writers over 45 in 2020. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-18 08:25:36 UTC ]
By forgoing a subscription model for a digital content studio model, Otro is opening up for more audience scale and revenue options. The post Six months in, sports app Otro pivots away from subscriptions appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2019-07-31 04:01:04 UTC ]
Cengage c.e.o. Michael Hansen says his firm’s new "Netflix for textbooks" subscription model is "a radical solution" for the US market which he "hopes and believes" others will emulate. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The first-announced institutional contract for the Cengage Unlimited subscription model for its digitally delivered college curriculum course materials has been signed for the 1918-1919 school year by New Mexico's University of the Southwest. The post Cengage Unlimited Signs the University of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Heavy readers switching to use ebook subscription services would have a "huge impact" on the revenue of book publishers, c.e.o of Penguin Random House (PRH) US Markus Dohle has warned. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Under the new plan, Scribd will limit users to three books and one audiobook per month, although a portion of the Scribd collection will still be open to unlimited reading. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
The subscription model is changing how consumers get music, movies and TV shows, and now a number of services are trying the model on digital comics. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
French culture minister Fleur Pellerin has asked the book mediator for a opinion on whether Kindle Unlimited and other subscriptions for unlimited access to ebooks infringes the law in France. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Macmillan in the US has reached a new multi-year deal with Amazon, including an agency deal on ebooks. But in a carefully worded blog and letter to authors, Macmillan chief executive John Sargent hit out at the failure to address “one of the big problems in the digital marketplace”, namely that... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon.com appears to be testing a new subscription model that would give members all-you-can-read access to more than 600,000 ebooks for $9.99 a month. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
"Subscription has arrived in a really big way for media," noted Len Vlahos, BISG executive director, in his opening remarks to the 2014 Making Information Pay conference at BEA. And for those who question whether the subscription model is coming to the publishing business, Ted Hill, president of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
The dispute over terms between the Hachette Book Group and Amazon, the viability of the subscription model, and the arrival of BookCon were three of the most discussed topics during BookExpo America which had its 2014 run from May 29 to 31 at New York City’s Javits Center. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
People is revamping its subscription model, putting a premium on its digital products and adding new entry points. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple's move may force digital publishers and content providers such as Netflix, Amazon and Hulu to think long and hard about continuing to offer apps for iOS devices. Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2011-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]