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.
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