The executives at Oyster have announced the opening of the company’s eBook store.
Every single “Big Five” publisher has signed on for this retail venture: Penguin Random House, Hachette Book Group USA, HarperCollins, Macmillan, and Simon & Schuster. All readers, including non-subscribers, will be able to access and buy items from Oyster’s digital bookshop.
CEO Eric Stromberg had this statement in the press release: “The growth of Oyster to date demonstrates the huge demand in the market for a product with design and user experience at its core, offering a totally new way to discover and read books. We know that readers want to see all of their options and access every book—subscription and retail—in one place. With this launch, we’re pairing the best in subscription with the best in ebook retail to deliver a comprehensive offering for readers.”