Poland: Mobile Phone Operator Launches “All-You-Can-Read” E-Book Subscription Service
Get ready, subscription-based all-you-can-read ebook services (aka “Netflix-like) are here and as you’ll read below these services are launching not only in the U.S. In fact, Spain’s 24Symbols launched their freemium-based subscription model back in 2011.
More about why libraries should at the least be aware of them in this post.
Now, to the news from Poland.
From Telecompaper:
Polish mobile operator P4, operating under the brand Play, has introduced a new service which provides access to some 3,000 e-book titles for PLN 29.99 per month, charged within the bill for Play services. Within the subscription, customers can access e-books from four devices (smartphone, tablet, computer and e-reader), simultaneously if desired. They can also share the service with their contacts. The number of e-books from the library within the subscription is unlimited.
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Learn More About this New Service in a Mechanically Translated (Google Translate) Blog Post
See Also: Last week pointed out that Scribd’s ebook subscription service (launched seven weeks ago and available in the U.S.) now includes more than 100,000 titles including a significant number of books from the HarperCollins backlist.
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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