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Almost every article I read about this company involves the term "Netflix for Books" in the headline. Very few involve the name of the company, Oyster. I legiti
by publicfig 12y ago
Almost every article I read about this company involves the term "Netflix for Books" in the headline. Very few involve the name of the company, Oyster. I legitimately wonder if that hurts or helps them as a brand. It does imply the depth of library that Netflix has in video, which Oyster does not have given my experience. I also assume if you search for "netflix books", they'll pretty much own the front page of results because of it.
In terms of the company, I have to wonder whether or not a number of the subscriptions are paid for but never used. I could see this falling in line with gym meberships, where you're paying for something you feel like you should be doing, and canceling just admits defeat.
- jjoonathan 12y ago> Oyster does not have ... the depth of library that Netflix has in video ... given my experience. Given that Netflix's catalog has a reputation for providing frequently underwhelming selection, ouch.
- publicfig 12y agoThe difference is that Netflix selection actually does have quite a bit in my experience, it's just that as time goes on, I've already watched all of the best things. Netflix is a product that people use often and in ways rarely before seen in media consumption. It's like eating at the same restaurant every day for years. No matter how much they offer, you're going to get tired of eating the things you like all the time. Oyster, on the other hand, just doesn't have the collection to start with. It has a bunch of books that are either public domain (therefore free through many services) or not incredibly well known (which is fine, but hard to find things to read when people tend to already have so many items on their "to read" list). Once again, this was only my experience with the product.