Oyster launches ebook store

Oyster has launched an online ebook store in the US. The subscription company, which started out in September 2013 charging $9.95 a month for unlimited ebooks, has now expanded into online retail, launching an ebook store where customers can pay for individual titles. While only S&S, HarperCollins and Macmillan are signed up to its ebook subscription service, Scribd's store offers books from all the "Big Five" US publishers - Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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