Amazon Launches Kindle Vella for Serialized Stories
The platform offers a strong monetization model for serials, but writers lack control over pricing
The platform offers a strong monetization model for serials, but writers lack control over pricing
China Literature can be thought of as the Chinese version of Amazon KDP, with millions of pieces of serialized content uploaded to its site.
The company says that no financial information, stories, private messages, or phone numbers were accessed during the incident.
Diversion Publishing, started in 2010 by agent Scott Waxman, publishes dozens of titles per year across all formats.
An overview of chat-based story apps.
Radish characterizes itself as “a short-form serialized fiction platform capitalizing on the shift to mobile.”
Tapas has a partnership with Hachette to release several novels in serialized form—on track to receive 15 to 30 titles quarterly.
Links of interest for August 10, 2016 in traditional and digital publishing as well as marketing and international publishing.
Harlequin will shut down its Blaze imprint in June 2017, but rights will not revert to authors, since titles will continue to sell direct to consumer. The Harlequin press release also states that, at the same time, print and ebook versions of titles under Harlequin’s Romance and Historical imprints will only be available through direct-to-consumer online channels … Read more
For a very clear and no-nonsense explanation of the Amazon sales rank number: the ALLi blog explains what factors change your sales rank, revealing that steady sales win the game. Harlequin’s UK and US offices are joining forces. The two divisions will work together to acquire, market, and promote to English markets.