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Originally Posted by peaceridge
BookFusion does indeed everything I need in an ereader app. And it is a very nice app. As a former programmer I understand the work it takes to keep up with something like this and the need to get paid for it, however, on a limited income I cannot subscribe to it. If it was a one-time purchase, I could budget it. Therefore I'll continue to use Marvin as long as I can.
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This is totally understandable. We also provide a free option with all features unlocked with no sign up required for up to 10 eBooks. But the truth is if you only use iOS and do not require all the other features then Marvin will cover most of your use case. The reason Marvin and other apps got abandoned was that the developers had to focus on other projects that allowed them to pay their bills and live.
While we wish we could offer a single-time purchase instead of ongoing subscriptions, it just isn't feasible to sustaining the platform longterm.
We don't typically offer a lifetime premium membership for the following reasons:
- Infrastructure, storage, and other costs are due monthly
- Salaries to our hard working team are also due monthly
- Other recurring expenses
In summary, there are ongoing expenses that will always be due monthly or yearly. We want to build a sustainable company that does not depend on ads or selling users' data and will stand the test of time. As a result, we won't be able to provide lifetime plans. The truth is when most platforms offer a lifetime subscription the following is often done:
- The cost is really high to ensure that they will be sure to cover all expenses
- They provide you a lifetime plan but at 5X the current price. Most of the times they plan to sell the company or monetize their users in other ways past the period when lifetime users are no longer profitable