Oyster is shutting down

Oyster was interesting but not a really interesting option: while the app was gorgeous, it didn't allow you to import books. I'm sure most people would rather consolidate their ebook purchases, and Amazon or Apple are better options for that.

I still miss Readmill, though… a LOT!! :(

Re: Oyster is shutting down

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Post by dangoldin » Tue, Sep 22, 2015, 1:32 AM UTC

levifig wrote: post #8

Oyster was interesting but not a really interesting option: while the app was gorgeous, it didn't allow you to import books. I'm sure most people would rather consolidate their ebook purchases, and Amazon or Apple are better options for that. I still miss Readmill, though… a LOT!! :(

Same here. Wish I had Readmill again.

Re: Oyster is shutting down

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Post by dangoldin » Tue, Sep 22, 2015, 1:34 AM UTC

ececconi wrote: post #7

Kindle unlimited. Also, I don't think there's as big of a market as they thought for people who wanted to pay one fee for all you can read.

I tried Oyster and ended up canceling after discovering that the books I wanted weren't available. The case is the same with Kindle unlimited.

The problem is that publishers make sure that the high demand books just aren't available via an "all you can read" plan so these end up with the scraps.