[New post] ‘Netflix for books’ service Oyster shutting down as Google acquihires the key execs

Ben Lovejoy posted: " Oyster, the 'Netflix for books' service that provided unlimited access to over a million books for a $9.95 monthly subscription, is closing, with Re/code reporting that its CEO and two co-founders have been 'acquihired' by Google. It's not known at" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on 9to5Google ‘Netflix for books’ service Oyster shutting down as Google acquihires the key execs by Ben Lovejoy Oyster, the 'Netflix for books' service that provided unlimited access to over a million books for a $9.95 monthly subscription, is closing, with Re/code reporting that its CEO and two co-founders have been 'acquihired' by Google. It's not known at this stage whether Google plans to relaunch the service as a Google-branded product. Oyster said in a blog post that members that they will receive an email with more information in the next few weeks, and Google declined to comment ...  Read more of this post Ben Lovejoy | September 22, 2015 at 3:59 am | Tags: Amazon Kindle, books, ebooks, Google, Kindle Unlimited, oyster | Categories: Apps and Updates, Google Corporate | URL: http://wp.me/p1w6tN-vao Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from 9to5Google. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://9to5google.com/2015/09/22/oyster-book-service-google-acquihire/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com