For a small monthly fee, consumers are used to getting unlimited access to all types of content: movies, TV shows, music, news, video games. Could that same model soon become popular in the world of publishing? Given the success of Netflix in video and Spotify in music, it's inevitable that you're going to have a similar service in the book space––and it could be a really big business. Today, San Francisco–based startup Scribd takes one step in that direction by launching a subscription–based book service with HarperCollins, one of the world's largest publishers. For $8.99 a month, users will now gain unlimited access to an expansive catalog of titles. But rather than maim the industry's traditional à la carte model, Scribd CEO Trip Adler believes the service will provide it with a new stream of incremental revenue. "We're really focused on books because we think this market is ripe for disruption," he explains. "Given the success of Netflix in video and Spotify in music, it's inevitable that you're going to have a similar service in the book space––and it could be a really big business."Read Full Story Continue reading at 'Fast Company'
[ Fast Company | 2013-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookLife, Publishers Weekly's website and monthly supplement dedicated to self-publishing, has launched BookLife Reviews, a paid reviews service open exclusively to self-published authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Puffin has launched its first ever subscription box service with boxes for children aged three to five-years-old. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-21 05:36:25 UTC ]
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Donna Louise Hay, the founder of the GozenGirls book club for self-development titles, has branched out by creating a subscription box. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new subscription service for diverse and inclusive children’s books has launched in the UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DC Universe, an online subscription service that will offer access to live action films, animation, digital comics, and merchandise, will go live in the fall. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon has introduced Prime Book Box, a subscription service that will deliver children’s books every one, two, or three months to customers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cengage is to launch Cengage Unlimited, a subscription service enabling students to access its entire digital portfolio for one set price, in the US. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Foyles is poised to launch a subscription book club as it positions itself to capitalise on Christmas trading in the final quarter of the year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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East London bookshop Libreria has launched a subscription scheme which will provide customers with a monthly choice of "low-profile, high-quality" fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Technology business Moondog Books has launched a subscription service for children's ebooks with titles from HarperCollins, Bloomsbury and Disney. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After launching the category in 2015 with much fanfare, Scribd has now quietly ended subscription access to comics and graphic novels. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One of German publisher dtv's latest initiatives is an information portal aimed at marketing their titles to the numerous book clubs around the country. The post German Publisher dtv Launches New Service for Book Clubs appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TriPlay CEO Tamir Koch hopes eStories will attact audiobook consumers through low prices and more device choices. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comixology Unlimited offers subscription access to thousands of comics, graphic novels and manga from independent publishers—there are no titles from DC or Marvel—for $5.99 per month. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walt Disney will next month launch a an app-based subscription service in the UK, offering books as well as films, TV and music, for £9.99 per month, called DisneyLife. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon UK has launched a subscription service for children that includes ebooks, educational apps, videos and games. The company has launched the service at the same time as revealing a new Amazon Fire Tablet aimed at children, priced £119 and upwards. The subscription service called Fire for... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Midwest Tape, which distributes various media to libraries, has announced the roll-out of its new ebook offerings through its hoopla platform. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scribd's monthly subscription includes unlimited access to its library of audio and ebooks, and as of today, you can add comics to that list. The service announced that it added over 10,000 comic books for leisurely reading, and the more visually st... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2015-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Knock another major publisher off the list of holdouts for ebook subscription services. Oyster announced Tuesday morning that it had reached an agreement with Macmillan to bring 1,000 titles from the publisher and its imprints to Oyster's Netflix-like offering.UPDATE: After this article was... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2015-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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