Is Medium Moving Into Book Publishing?
What we know so far about Glose and Medium Books
With Medium’s acquisition of Glose earlier this year and recent job listings cropping up focused on their “brand-new Books initiative”, it’s safe to say there are exciting things in the works. With Medium dipping its toes into the world of long-form writing, we are left to make our own predictions on the final outcome of recent events. Here’s what we know so far about Medium potentially moving into book publishing.
Medium Acquired Glose
Medium announced the acquisition of Glose on January 14, 2021. Medium has held a strong focus on article writing, but now will have the leverage to make a move on books. Glose Founder and CEO Nicolas Princen told CNN, “This vision is to create an experience where you can go from one to the next. You can read an article and then just one-click purchase a book that connects to that content if you want to go deeper.” It’s also noted in the CNN report that books will not be covered by the Medium subscription cost of $5 monthly or $50 annually.
So, what is Glose anyway? Glose is a gamified social reading platform that builds a community around reading. It encourages more reading, more interaction, and more conversation through the features of the platform. (I’d say that lines up…
