Article:
https://goodereader.com/blog/digital...ited-platforms
I see the value an "all you can read for $10/month" would be for some people. Particularly as my own reading has increased to a book a week or more from something closer to a book a month.
I've wondered about the economics, though. I mean...Amazon populates it's program from Amazon authors. You aren't getting Patterson, King or any big name authors.
Music publishers have not been thrilled with streaming. But with music, there has been rampant piracy that truly affected the bottom line. Streaming is a way to capture SOME of that money. And the business has changed to the concerts being where artists/bands make their money.
There is nothing like a concert for authors. The sale of the book is the point of making the money.
It's a saving grace for publishers that, apparently, only a certain 20% or so of the market reads eBooks. As long as people prefer paper books, distribution will rule the day and help keep a price level on books.
When you really have to compete on a level playing field with everyone's back list, with all of the off copyright books, with all of the indie authors selling their books for $1-$3....only the very largest authors will survive at today's price points.