BISG study: A buffet of digital book subscriptions
An article posted by Porter Anderson in today’s The...
BISG study: A buffet of digital book subscriptions
An article posted by Porter Anderson in today’s The Bookseller
Len Vlahos' Book Industry Study Group (BISG) has released their report called, Digital Books and the New Subscription Economy The report’s conclusions “sounds like the voice of the digital disruption, itself,” I have to agree this being days after Amazon launches its Kindle Unlimited subscription program
The article states, The way Hill sees this playing in the popular mind has a lot to do with the "free” concept arrayed on the platters and in the chafing dishes of an infinite buffet. "All you can eat" may not be a new phrase, but it's a newly beloved one, as the digital dynamic heaps the temptations of content abundance high before the delighted eyes of a screen-happy public.
I agree. The free concept is a solid hook. But I believe it can only work if the alternative is less attractive or without a competitor that can be easily recognized for its difference. Yet, there is competitor that so far has been lying dormant. What about the public library? It has no subscription fee of $9.99 and more people know how to use it than “Kindle’s Unlimited” subscription program.
My take on this is that people are not all of a sudden going say, oh library, free books without a subscription fee. I believe that that people who do not use a library will still not use it and will pay $9.99 a month and act like it’s free. Just as I believe that most librarians will go to their graves, still thinking traditional publishing are the gatekeepers of good books.
Do you think that public libraries will be a strong factor in preventing the growth of these book subscription programs?
Link to article here: http://www.futurebook.net/content/bisg-study-buffet-digital-book-subscriptions
An article posted by Porter Anderson in today’s The Bookseller
Len Vlahos' Book Industry Study Group (BISG) has released their report called, Digital Books and the New Subscription Economy The report’s conclusions “sounds like the voice of the digital disruption, itself,” I have to agree this being days after Amazon launches its Kindle Unlimited subscription program
The article states, The way Hill sees this playing in the popular mind has a lot to do with the "free” concept arrayed on the platters and in the chafing dishes of an infinite buffet. "All you can eat" may not be a new phrase, but it's a newly beloved one, as the digital dynamic heaps the temptations of content abundance high before the delighted eyes of a screen-happy public.
I agree. The free concept is a solid hook. But I believe it can only work if the alternative is less attractive or without a competitor that can be easily recognized for its difference. Yet, there is competitor that so far has been lying dormant. What about the public library? It has no subscription fee of $9.99 and more people know how to use it than “Kindle’s Unlimited” subscription program.
My take on this is that people are not all of a sudden going say, oh library, free books without a subscription fee. I believe that that people who do not use a library will still not use it and will pay $9.99 a month and act like it’s free. Just as I believe that most librarians will go to their graves, still thinking traditional publishing are the gatekeepers of good books.
Do you think that public libraries will be a strong factor in preventing the growth of these book subscription programs?
Link to article here: http://www.futurebook.net/content/bisg-study-buffet-digital-book-subscriptions
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