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Kindle Unlimited — All-you-can-read ebooks for $9.99 a month
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@nbashaw Does this make VCs more or less excited about Oyster? I'm constantly amazed by Amazon's ability to fast-follow.
@NeilThanedar I'm not a VC so it's hard to say but I would be worried if I were Oyster. It's tough to read a book on a phone. Kindle + all you can read model = really compelling product
@machinehuman especially since Audible will sync with your Kindle, so you can start listening where you left of reading and vice-versa. But currently you need to buy 2 copies of the same book (1 on Audible, 1 on Kindle) to make it work.
I can see this working a lot like gym memberships; lots of people buy the subscription to feel like they'll read more, they won't and Amazon will rake it in. Unlike Netflix, I suspect that they pay per read and not for a license.
@_jamesmundy Not to mention that the serving costs for books will be significantly lower. Both because books take up a lot less data but also because they take longer to read.
Amazon's sheer scale and volume of its library puts it in an enviable place to become THE Netflix for e-books. Stoked for this.
If they get the major publishers on board (I'm sure they will) and bundle it in with Amazon Prime somehow, this would be a complete no brainer for me.
Ah, I just noticed something important. This landing page says "unlimited access to over 600,000 titles", but there are well over 3 million ebooks available for Kindle. Oyster's library has 500,000 books in it. So for now the main advantage would be the ability to read on your Kindle e-ink device, not the bigger selection.
Reminds me of Epic! all-you-can-read for kids (http://www.producthunt.com/posts...)
I've used Oyster before and really liked their UI. One thing that I wish they had was integration with an Amazon wishlist. That way I'd be able to see the overlap between their offering and my wishlist. I'm sure Amazon will provide that integration.
the only reason I use kindle unlimited is to figure out if a book is worth reading.. the samples are not enough for me. And I believe book worth reading is book worth buying
This is why I invented Note Extractor, which allows you to download all the notes from your kindle books.
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