I wish publishers offered something like an Audible subscription for e-books. When you buy credits in bulk (24 credits for $240), books, even new ones not yet

I wish publishers offered something like an Audible subscription for e-books. When you buy credits in bulk (24 credits for $240), books, even new ones not yet in paperback, are effectively around $10 each. Plus Audible has frequent sales that allow you to get 2 books for the price of one. Amazon (owner of Audible) gets it. If anything, the Kindle Lending Library is a pretty effective fire under the publishers' asses - even without factoring piracy in, they're competing with free.