I tried oyster a few months back and canceled immediately. They would not let you search before you signed up for a free month. I was very disappointed in the selection. I had not heard about Scribd until reading a thread on here and to be honest did not have high hopes for it and was not expecting much. I searched several author's I like and thought it would be worth a try. I really like that authors get paid and there is no time limit like the library. Some books I race through and some I like to take at a slower place. I can have 3-5 books going at one time.
I am laying odds they may come up with a tiered system like netflix for the dvd program and the new releases. With netflix you can pay one low price for streaming but it is not the new releases. I do love the new series they are coming out with. House of Cards, Orange is the New Black, etc.
I am excited to see what this brings and I agree the Amazon lending program is a joke. The selection is not there and most you can buy for very little. I am a prime member but do not use this often, just never found it that appealing to the genre's I like.