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How Born-Audio Narratives and Audiobook Originals Are Changing the Publishing Industry

By Rylee Warner

February 23, 2022 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

How Born-Audio Narratives and Audiobook Originals Are Changing the Publishing Industry

It seems like the natural progression of digital entertainment services, regardless of the form of entertainment, is leaning toward each platform making its own content. We’re starting to see that change in the world of audiobooks in the form of “born-audio narratives.” So what does this mean for publishers?

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: Audible, audio, audio narratives, audiobooks, originals, Publishing industry, Scribd

Netflix for Books: Is an eBook Subscription Right for You?

By Stephen Hyde

March 24, 2017 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Netflix for Books: Is an eBook Subscription Right for You?

Let’s face it, you either know someone or are someone who subscribes to a monthly video or music service. Streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, and Spotify have changed the way users consume digital media. Is it so far-fetched that the same thing could happen for ebooks? There are several companies that are trying their best to convince you that ebook subscription services are the future of reading. They include Scribd, Playster, and the the hulking behemoth that is Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited. And while subscription services haven’t taken off in the same way as movies or music, the real question is, are they right for you?

Filed Under: Digital Tagged With: amazon, digital, eBooks, Netflix, playster, Scribd

Oyster, Scribd, Kindle Unlimited & Overdrive: More Developments in Stream-Reading

By Amy McNeely

November 27, 2015 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Oyster, Scribd, Kindle Unlimited & Overdrive: More Developments in Stream-Reading

Recently, there have been several big changes in the book-subscription-service world. Oyster, an ebook-subscription service, announced in September 2015 that it would be ending all services in January 2016. In June 2015, the Scribd subscription service announced it would be limiting the number of romance titles in its catalog due to their extreme popularity. Kindle […]

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: eBooks, Kindle Unlimited, libraries, oyster, romance, Scribd, subscriptions

Further Developments in Subscription Reading

By Zach Eggemeyer

April 22, 2015 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Further Developments in Subscription Reading

This post is a continuation of an earlier discussion concerning recent developments in subscription reading services. Big publishing continues experimenting with the subscription reading services Oyster and Scribd­: 15,000 Harlequin romance titles became available through Scribd just last week. Sustaining this success is contingent on a host of delicately balanced circumstances, detailed in my last […]

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: amazon, Audible, Cory Doctorow, eBooks, harlequin, harpercollins, Harry Potter, Kindle Unlimited, Life of Pi, Scribd, Simon and Schuster, Stephen King, subscription reading, Tags: Oyster

Recent Developments in Subscription Reading Services

By Zach Eggemeyer

August 27, 2014 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Recent Developments in Subscription Reading Services

We here at Ooligan Press have been watching recent developments in subscription reading services closely. In May, the two largest providers of subscription reading services for trade books—Oyster and Scribd—announced that 10,000 e-books from Simon & Schuster’s backlist would become available to subscribers. Until then, HarperCollins was the only publisher of the big five to […]

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: e-books, harpercollins, ooligan press, oyster, Recurring revenue models, Scribd, Simon & Schuster, Subscription reading services

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