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Oyster: Like Netflix for books

People have had access൩ to movie and music streaming services on their smartphones for a while now, but a new company is trying to do the same with books.

Reading꧟ books on a mobile device is old-hat. And i🅘t used to require that each book be purchased separately.

Oyster, a New York-based company, aims to create a Netflix-like service for books. One that gives users access 🌌to thousands of titles with ౠa few taps of the old touchscreen, .

For $9.95 a mꦑonth, readers will have access to 100,000 titles – ranging from contemporary best sellers to classics – with new titles added regularly.

Invitations for the service can b🌱e requested on the . Oyster is currently only available on iOS devices – iPhones and iPods – but will soon be extended to Android phones and tablets, including Kindles, in the near future.