MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Apple App Store will now support subscription model for e-books

Robotech_Master · 03-17-2009, 05:50 PM

I don't see how that's any different from what PC game companies do. You buy the game, then you buy expansion packs for it.

But I'm really concerned that it may not be the best model for e-books. For one thing, e-book prices are pretty tight already. What happens if Apple also gets to take a 30% cut?

For another, what about those apps, like eReader or Stanza, that allow you to purchase content from "within the app" already? How will they get by in a world where Apple has such strict rules about "in-app stores"?

http://www.teleread.org/2009/03/17/w...t-e-book-apps/

03-17-2009, 05:50 PM	#5
Robotech_Master Fanatic Posts: 514 Karma: 2954711 Join Date: May 2006	I don't see how that's any different from what PC game companies do. You buy the game, then you buy expansion packs for it. But I'm really concerned that it may not be the best model for e-books. For one thing, e-book prices are pretty tight already. What happens if Apple also gets to take a 30% cut? For another, what about those apps, like eReader or Stanza, that allow you to purchase content from "within the app" already? How will they get by in a world where Apple has such strict rules about "in-app stores"? http://www.teleread.org/2009/03/17/w...t-e-book-apps/