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Originally Posted by usuallee
I've been a Netflix customer for a decade. For a year now I've subscribed to music rental services (currently Rdio) where I pay $9.99 and I can download all the music I want to my smartphone, or stream it. It's terrific. No, I don't "own" the music. But since I have no intention of canceling such a wondrous service, it's a moot point.
If such a service popped up for ebooks, for a decent monthly price, with the majority of publishers on board, and access to all the bestsellers/ new releases if not the day of release than within a month or two - I'd be first in line.
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The problem is that, whereas many people listen to a lot of music - many songs every day - very few people read as much as a single book in a month, and if the change was, say, $10 a month, it would be as cheap for most people to simply buy a book. I don't think the market exists to make such a service economically viable, unfortunately.