New short-form subscription service to launch next year

German publisher Bastei Lübbe has revealed it is to launch an ebook subscription service targeting the mobile market called oolipo. The subscription service will first soft-launch in the UK, USA, Germany, Austria and Switzerland in April 2016 with the aim of launching in July 2016 in two languages – English and German. It will offer new, exclusive and series short stories and other short works only for a flat rate, aimed at the mobile and tablet reading market. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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