I'm on Oyster Books.
Unlimited ebooks for $9.99 a month? That's worth a try.
Of course unlimited means...
I'm on Oyster Books.
Unlimited ebooks for $9.99 a month? That's worth a try.
Of course unlimited means I'm limited to books in their catalog. If you're hunting for something specific, prepare to be disappointed. But the same holds true for movies and TV, so I see no difference.
Also, you cannot download the books. No epub. No .mobi file. You read the books with the app, which only works on iOS devices. I'm sure they'll come out with more device support. But dedicated ebook readers? Probably not. Though I'm willing to be surprised.
The interface for book discovery is OK. They've done some re formatting -- or maybe format stripping -- of book blurbs, and that sometimes looks funny, with missing spaces and run-on paragraphs. Take note, authors: If you do non-standard stuff, expect oddities in the wild. It's probably not worth it.
I've got 12 books in my reading list right now. Will I read them all? Probably not. But I bet I start them all. From there, it's up to the author to keep my hooked.
There are social aspects to this that I haven't explored. So if you're on Oyster, let's connect and try it together!
Unlimited ebooks for $9.99 a month? That's worth a try.
Of course unlimited means I'm limited to books in their catalog. If you're hunting for something specific, prepare to be disappointed. But the same holds true for movies and TV, so I see no difference.
Also, you cannot download the books. No epub. No .mobi file. You read the books with the app, which only works on iOS devices. I'm sure they'll come out with more device support. But dedicated ebook readers? Probably not. Though I'm willing to be surprised.
The interface for book discovery is OK. They've done some re formatting -- or maybe format stripping -- of book blurbs, and that sometimes looks funny, with missing spaces and run-on paragraphs. Take note, authors: If you do non-standard stuff, expect oddities in the wild. It's probably not worth it.
I've got 12 books in my reading list right now. Will I read them all? Probably not. But I bet I start them all. From there, it's up to the author to keep my hooked.
There are social aspects to this that I haven't explored. So if you're on Oyster, let's connect and try it together!
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