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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
I'm not sure not having people who "read enough books" will be a hindrance to such a business model. They just need enough people willing to pay a certain fee to have a plethora of books available for them to read. It's not like all books that are sold get read anyway. Why would this be any different?
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The markets are different and the value is different. If I want a plethora of books they're already via the public libraries. Yes I have to wait for the new releases but the subscription services don't have those anyway.
A higher percentage of the population watch movies and television than read books. A lot higher percentage of those people see a value in a $10 per month charge versus the movie channel bill they're already paying or the inconvenience of renting every week.
When I look at my own family and friends I see nobody that would get value in an eBook subscription service but most of them get value from Netflix.