The Future of the Book Is the Stream - The Atlantic

“What if you could re-define books’ value proposition? What if book-buying became less about one-off salesmanship, and more about ongoing membership? What if you didn’t buy books so much as join them?”

My hesitation with ebooks is the price. For what they cost, I want something physical in return. This subscription model would be an appealing compromise.

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    Interesting. Verrrry interesting. These are conversations we have regularly, insights we hope we’re making, and a model...
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    This sounds interesting!
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    @afrolicious Some food for thought for NMM publishing….:)
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    The future of books.
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