Thread: The subscription model for ebooks hasn’t emerged yet, but it will
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Old 05-15-2011, 01:20 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by apbschmitz View Post
To use the Netflix model, a large part of the value in a subscription system might be the if-you-liked-this-you'll-also-like-that feature. Some meaningful system of recommendations would really add value to a subscription service. Right now the profusion of eBooks, and the difficulty of distinguishing among them, seems like a big problem.
The curation problem is a gigantic problem for books in general, and ebooks in particular.
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