Oyster ‘Netflix for books’ app opens an e-book store, widening its platform to non-subscribers

Apr08

by Sindy Cator on April 8, 2015 at 11:59 am

Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Launches

Book subscription app Oyster today announced that it is launching an e-book store, going against the likes of Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Apple and Google. The Oyster e-book store means that you no longer have to subscribe to the service’s $9.99 monthly fee for access to e-books across the Web. Some of the partner publishers include Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster. While it’s probably more economical to subscribe if you love to explore different titles, the store does give readers an alternative e-reader app that’s beautifully designed for your mobile device. The e-book market is starting to get pretty saturated, so…