@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.
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@_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.
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.
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Is the link not working for anyone else? Gives me a 404
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