MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Kitabe applies Netflix strategy to audiobooks

Brian · 09-16-2005, 09:09 PM

Thanks for the info. I'm an Audible.com "Basic Listener" and have been for about three years. The more competition and alternatives that give consumers choice, the better. Applying the Netflix model sounds like a good alternative as well as a good business model. Going head to head with Audible.com using a download distribution model would have been very difficult. The major downside and risk I see is that Netflix could decide to expand their services and offer audiobooks.

09-16-2005, 09:09 PM	#4
Brian MobileRead Editor Posts: 447 Karma: 84 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Massachusetts Device: Treo 700p, Zodiac2	Thanks for the info. I'm an Audible.com "Basic Listener" and have been for about three years. The more competition and alternatives that give consumers choice, the better. Applying the Netflix model sounds like a good alternative as well as a good business model. Going head to head with Audible.com using a download distribution model would have been very difficult. The major downside and risk I see is that Netflix could decide to expand their services and offer audiobooks.