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Originally Posted by stonetools
I thought we were talking about the possibility of ebook subscriptions, not whether we could achieve Instant Ebook Nirvana.
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Your snark is noted.
Fundamentally, ebook subscriptions
already exist, as you've pointed out. They are a niche market because the books they carry cater to a niche market.
In order for an ebook subscription to go "mainstream", they have to carry mainstream bestsellers, again as you've pointed out. Elfwreck and I are saying that that step - getting the mainstream bestsellers - is a much bigger roadblock than you seem to think it is. That's not nirvana, that's the mainstream acceptance that you're talking about.
Anyway, fun thread. Thanks.