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[] questertx 10 pontos 1 ano ago
I have a friend who does Kindle Unlimited and likes it
but says the selection is more limited than she
expected.
I personally use my public library ebooks via the
overdrive app for free. I get up to 10 ebooks at a time
and they have audiobooks as well. There is generally a
wait for bestsellers, but for the monthly cost, I'm
definitely getting my money's worth.
We moved to a smaller town a couple of years ago and
the selection is smaller, but the same service is
available.
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[] icecreamsparkles 1 ponto 1 ano ago
I didn't know about overdrive, thank you! :D
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[] [S] 1 ponto 1 ano ago
Wow! This seems like an amazing option, thank you!
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[] Mahnogard 2 pontos 1 ano ago
If you're in the US and your local library system is
lacking, Brooklyn Public Library offers a non-
resident card for $50/yr. I find it to be a nice
complement to my local library's collection.
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[] bonniesue1948 1 ponto 1 ano ago
Thanks so much for sharing this. I try to read
books from my local library's Overdrive site, but
it is really thin.
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[] [S] 1 ponto 1 ano ago
Thanks, are the titles available in digital format?
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[] Mahnogard 2 pontos 1 ano ago
Yes, and they have both Overdrive and 3M
available, along with magazines via Flipster.
Here's the link to their ebook portal:
http://www.bklynlibrary.org/e-books-and-
more
I also am a Goodreads user so I have the
Available Goodreads extension installed in
Chrome so I can automatically see if either
library system I use has the ebooks available
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I was gonna quit Scribd when they switched the

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[] nikiverse 25 4 pontos 1 ano ago

I finally went back to the library. I save so much

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The problem is, I really liked the convenience of Images Writing

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[] sydbap 3 pontos 1 ano ago

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never really liked the service because I can't stand to modern murder mystery
read ebooks on anything other than my Kindle.
Also, Oyster announced last year that they were going
out of business, so that's one less option.
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[] [S] 1 ponto 1 ano ago

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Then I don't think there are any other comparable services! Bookmate doesn't offer as many
books, oyster is finito, kindle is limited, and I think that's all of them!
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[] AllTheChristianBales 3 pontos 1 ano ago

Looking at their previous changes and how rapidly they're introducing them, alienating huge
swaths of their audience... Scribd seems wildly mismanaged. I'm not sure which is worse: their
lack of business prowess and long-term planning or their piss-poor communication.
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[] anmghstnet 2 pontos 1 ano ago

As a note, kindle unlimited only allows you to have up to six books checked out at a time. You
can check as many as you want out but only six can be actively on your account at once. Still
better than the service you are describing though.
Keep in mind, the kindle unlimited service doesn't have everything that Amazon sells. Only
books that are signed up to be available on the service. I have found some great authors I
wouldn't have read by using the service, however.
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[] [S] 1 ponto 1 ano ago

Thanks, I'll check it out. I'm considering just reverting to paper books and ordering them
used on amazon
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[] CrazyCatLady108 97 2 pontos 1 ano ago

isn't oyster shutting down with the founders moving on to work for Google?
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[] [S] 1 ponto 1 ano ago

What, do you know when this is happening? That's a pity because this is what I was going
to switch to
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[] CrazyCatLady108 97 3 pontos 1 ano ago

Oyster blog
from what i read all 'netflix for books' like services will be closing down because they
cannot make the business model work for them. :( which is sad because piracy is free
so you would think publishers would do all they can to keep readers paying $$.
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[] crowqueen 2 pontos 1 ano ago

It's not the publishers. It was the unsustainable business model that paid larger
royalties out than they got in as revenue, coupled with power users chewing
through content worth way more than $8.99/month.
If they switched to the Amazon model, they probably would have been sustainable.
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[] ItsPronouncedTAYpas Music 2 pontos 1 ano ago

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Wow. I don't use these kinds of services, but I do use Netflix. That is, what, $8 a month? And I
can watch as many things as I want. Compare that with this service, the same price, limiting
you. Nuts to that. Glad you canceled.
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[] [S] 1 ponto 1 ano ago

Netflix is awesome! I have a membership myself, although you don't seem like much of a
reader. These services are for people that consume a lot of books.
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[] ItsPronouncedTAYpas Music 5 pontos 1 ano ago

I'm not sure I understand your comment. What gives you the impression that I'm "not
much of a reader"? Or that I don't know what these services are for? I mainly read
print, which is why I don't use them. Your whole comment is some serious wtf.
And anyway, I was agreeing with you that it's silly for scribd to limit people. My point
was that you're paying a similar price to Netflix, and Netflix doesn't limit what you can
watch. So, it's lame that, for the same price, on scribd, you're limited on what you can
read.
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[] princetonwu 1 2 pontos 1 ano ago

it's funny that the OP assumed you don't read based on the the fact that you use
Netflix.
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[] crowqueen 1 ponto 1 ano ago

Given the way writers get paid, unfortunately the Netflix model is unsustainable.
Scribd pay out royalties per book read. They fixed the payout at full price for the
book, as if the book was being paid for by the reader. With only $8.99 coming in,
you can probably see the problem. I mean, as a writer, it's a bonus, but I'd rather
the service stayed buoyant than went under.
Amazon manages to keep their service afloat but their payout (which is probably
sustainable) is declining month by month. This may be falling subs, this may be
more usage, but ultimately I think the problem with content streaming services is
that they either pay too much, with royalties divorced from actual income and get
damaged by power users, or the kitty being finite, the payout is too little divided by
too many.
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[] ItsPronouncedTAYpas Music 2 pontos 1 ano ago

Ah, thanks for clarifying. I know very little about the world of publishing. It
would be great to have something so similar to Netflix, in both function and
price. Things change all the time, so it may happen yet.
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[] crowqueen 1 ponto 1 ano ago*

Possibly. But I suspect the way writers get paid (and unlike with Netflix we
don't have ad revenue allowing us to write the book, nor do we simply sell
rights to a content provider; unlike musicians we don't have a revenue
stream through live performances) means it's unlikely to become something
totally like Netflix (a service completely without limits) or take over from
conventional sales. The economics don't stack up, and that both Scribd and
Oyster ran into difficulties with power users tells you more concretely the
pitfalls of it.

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[] [S] 1 ponto 1 ano ago

Hey sorry man, I misread your comment, but thank you for clarifying! I personally
do enjoy paperbacks quite a lot, but I really enjoy having my entire library at the
palm of my hand so I can switch back and forth when I'm on a business trip or on
vacation.
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[] ItsPronouncedTAYpas Music 3 pontos 1 ano ago

Ha! I was so confused by your response. I get it now :)

Yes, having the Kindle for trips is great. I absolutely love mine. But when I'm at
home, I mostly read paper. Ebooks can be expensive, more expensive than
used. It's too bad scribd doesn't have business model that works for authors
AND users.
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[] screaming_buddha 15 2 pontos 1 ano ago

Wouldn't it be great if Netflix added a book service to their movies/tv shows?

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[] rhythmjones 2 pontos 1 ano ago

$8.99 for three books, one audio book, unlimited comic books, and unlimited "non-premium"
books and audio books, and unlimited sheet music (If you're not a musician you may not
understand how incredible this is.)
It's still an unbelievable bargain compared to buying books individually. It always sucks when
prices go up, but such is the way of things.
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[] icecreamsparkles 1 ponto 1 ano ago

and unlimited "non-premium" books

this is the only reason I'm sticking for another month after the change. If I don't like what I
see, I'll probably cancel.
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[] rhythmjones 1 ponto 1 ano ago

I actually don't use Scribd, or ereaders in general for "eyeball" reading. I use paper
books for that.
But it's cheaper than Audible for 1 audio book per month. I listen to Librivox books in
between, and I use it for comic books and sheet music.
For those reasons, it's a better value than Audible, for me.
edit: Audible raised their prices since last I knew!!!!
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[] icecreamsparkles 2 pontos 1 ano ago

Ah, I see. I haven't yet discovered the world of audio books.

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[] cthulhuofrlyeh -2 pontos 1 ano ago

This is a rather ironic post given your user name.

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[] [S] 7 pontos 1 ano ago*

Just because I'm wealthy, doesn't mean I don't understand the value of money. Plus I read
books very quickly, and it would take me about a week to read three, therefore this doesn't
seem like a viable option for me.
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[] cthulhuofrlyeh 5 pontos 1 ano ago

This just makes it worse. You actually picked a user name to show off how rich you are?
Tacky AF dude.
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[] [S] 2 pontos 1 ano ago

Okay, thanks for your relevant input to this conversation!

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[] Ifsalemcouldtalk 1 ponto 1 ano ago

Bahaha i noticed that to!

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