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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[ Folio Magazine | 2016-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Polish Ebook Industry Eyes Brussels’ Proposed VAT Reduction

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Faber launches competition for BAME children’s authors

Faber & Faber is launching an award to find BAME children’s writers and illustrators in partnership with the Andlyn Literary Agency. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Borough Press launches third anniversary tote bag competition

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Netflix Launches Video Previews: How The Company Landed On Its Biggest Redesign Ever

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Scottish indie looks to kick up an Ink with launch collection

New Scottish independent publisher 404 Ink is to launch its début book, Nasty Women, on International Women’s Day (8th March 2017). Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Forbes Launches a Book Imprint

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Hearst Is Launching a 10-Person Team Tasked With Building Voice-Activated Experiences

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