Medium acquires ebook company Glose
Medium has announced its acquisition of the social-based ebook company Glose. Glose is a platform where users can buy and read books, then share notes and highlights with friends. In the press release announcing the acquisition, Medium CEO Ev Williams says that the company look[s] forward to working with the Glose team on partnering with publishers to help authors reach more readers." However, as Engadget notes, once the integration is complete, Glose's library won't be included in Medium's $5 monthly and $50 annual subscriptions."
What the integration between Glose and Medium will actually look like is still a little unclear. In an interview with CNN Business, Glose CEO Nicolas Princen raises the idea of readers being able to jump...