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The All-in-One Subscription Model
Self-publishing is easier than it has ever been, but in the current marketplace earning money for the books you’ve written now comes with a whole new set of challenges. Most authors and publishers are...
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The Future of the All-in-One Subscription Model
Self-publishing is easier than it has ever been, but in the current marketplace earning money for the books you’ve written now comes with a whole new set of challenges. Most authors and publishers are...
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10 Industry Predictions for 2016
When trends become clear—from self-publishing to writer events to the boutique model of the industry to the re-growth of print sales and large publisher consolidation—I regularly point out in the...
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What Kindle Unlimited and other e-book services could learn from the sports...
On the surface, it might seem like sports and books have nothing in common. But in today’s uber-digital world, sports is just another type of content. And we can always learn from the ways other people...
View ArticleDBW Interview with Philip Keezer, CEO, Playster
Playster, which bills itself as “the all-inclusive, global media and entertainment platform,” came out of beta in December, entering the ever-changing field of ebook subscription services. What...
View ArticleScribd Announces Major Changes to Subscription Service
Scribd today announced major changes to its subscription service. As part of the re-structured service, all Scribd users will receive unlimited access to “Scribd Select” books and audiobooks, a...
View ArticleScribd Adds 6,000 Titles from Macmillan
Scribd announced today that it has added more than 6,000 titles from Macmillan. This is the third time the “Big Five” publisher has upped its number of titles available on the subscription service, and...
View ArticleWhat’s the Missing Ingredient for Unlimited Reading Services?
I’ve been a fan of unlimited e-reading services for at least a couple years now. When Oyster Books went under I shifted to Kindle Unlimited. For short-form magazine content I use Texture, the offering...
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Children’s e-book subscription service Epic sees epic growth
California-based children’s e-book subscription service Epic! has been talking with Publishers Weekly about its recent rapid growth as more and more users find and take advantage of the service. Not to...
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Comixology Unlimited not quite as ‘unlimited’ as advertised
Amazon subsidiary Comixology has just launched a $5.99 per month “Comixology Unlimited” comic reading subscription plan, featuring thousands of comics from major publishers. None of those publishers...
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